30 results for "The Mississippi and the Making of a Nation" between $0 and $130

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From northern Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico, the Mississippi River runs its course along the borders of ten states and cleanly bisects the nation. But the Mississippi is more than an imposing natural landmark; it is embedded in every facet of America’s national identity. Stephen E. Ambrose, renowned author of Undaunted Courage, historian Douglas G. Brinkley, author of The Unfinished Presidency, and award-winning National Geographic photographer Sam Abell traveled the entire length of the Mississippi...

Travel up the Mississippi River with the late National Geographic Explorer in Residence Stephen Ambrose from the mouth of the river in Delacroix Island, Louisiana to its source in Itasca, Minnesota. Ambrose, along with historian Douglas Brinkley, explores the mighty Mississippi as a cornerstone of America's history and its impact on every aspect of American Life. On your journey, meet Ulysses S. Grant, Mark Twain, T. S. Eliot, Jim Bowie and more. Each of the book's 11 chapters delves into a section of the river and some of the highlights and lowlights of American history to occur on or near the river: The Trail of Tears, the Civil War, signing of the Louisiana Purchase, the birth of the blues and more.

A critical biography of a major intellectual who struggled for justice against colonialism

In The Name Of The Father (washington's Legacy, Slavery, And The Making Of A Nation) (reprint) (paperback) - By Francois Furstenberg

Books. A Nation of Counterfeiters: Capitalists, Con Men, and the Making of the United States

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In American Gospel, New York Times best-selling author Jon Meacham sets the record straight on the history of religion in American public life....

With more than 50,000 enrolled members, North Carolina's Lumbee Indians are the largest Native American tribe east of the Mississippi River. Malinda Maynor Lowery, a Lumbee herself, describes how, between Reconstruction and the 1950s, the Lumbee crafted and maintained a distinct identity in an era defined by racial segregation in the South and paternalistic policies for Indians throughout the nation. They did so against the backdrop of some of the central issues in American history, including race, class, politics...

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The Britannic Vision (historians And The Making Of The British Commonwealth Of Nations, 1907-48) (hardcover) - By W. David Mcintyre

Foregrounding the concept of ?race? as a critical relation of power, Thobani examines how processes of racialization contribute to sustaining and replenishing the politics of nation formation and national subjectivity. She challenges the popular notion that the significance of racialized practices in Canada has declined in the post-Second World War period, and traces key continuities and discontinuities in these practices from Confederation into the present. Finally, Thobani develops the concept...

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A Heartbeat and a Guitar (Johnny Cash and the Making of Bitter Tears) (Hardcover) Products and Promotions

Excellent study of the whole issue of corporate social responsibility through the lens of Xerox Corporation in the period 1950-1976. The paper presents the arguments for and against (Milton Friedman) corporate social responsibility and includes a thorough history of Xerox's efforts including their run-in with author E.B. White. A thoughtful, balanced conclusion sums up the implications of Xerox's efforts and the issue of corporate social responsibility. APA Style. 22 pages, 38 footnotes, 19 bibliographic...