1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910452060703321

Autore

Mathews Sandra K. <1963->

Titolo

American Indians in the early West [[electronic resource] /] / Sandra K. Mathews

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Barbara, Calif., : ABC-CLIO, c2008

ISBN

1-281-37647-7

9786611376475

1-85109-824-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (358 p.)

Collana

Cultures in the American West

Disciplina

978.004/97

Soggetti

Indians of North America - West (U.S.) - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-311) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Series Introduction; Preface; Maps; 1 Origins and Migrations; 2 The Rio Grande Valley and Beyond; 3 From the Pacific to the Gulf of Mexico; 4 From the Saint Lawrence and Great Lakes to the Rocky Mountains; 5 From the Aleutian Chain to Northern California; 6 Historiography and Major Issues in the Study of American Indian History; Chronology; Glossary; Select Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

Thousands of years of American Indian history are covered in this work, from the first migrations into North America, through the development of specific tribal identities, to the turbulent first centuries of encounters with European settlers up until 1800.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910459702603321

Titolo

To make our world anew . Volume 2 A history of African Americans since 1880 [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Robin D.G. Kelley and Earl Lewis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005

ISBN

1-283-09826-1

9786613098269

0-19-983893-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (396 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KelleyRobin D. G

LewisEarl

Disciplina

973.0496

Soggetti

African Americans - Civil rights - History

African Americans - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface to Volume Two; CHAPTER 1 Though Justice Sleeps: 1880-1900; CHAPTER 2 A Chance to Make Good: 1900-1929; CHAPTER 3 From a Raw Deal to a New Deal?: 1929-1945; CHAPTER 4 We Changed the World: 1945-1970; CHAPTER 5 Into the Fire: 1970 to the Present; Chronology; Further Reading; Picture Credits; Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The two volumes of Kelley and Lewis's To Make Our World Anew integrate the work of eleven leading historians into the most up-to-date and comprehensive account available of African American history, from the first Africans brought as slaves into the Americas, right up to today's black filmmakers and politicians. This second volume covers the crucial post-Reconstruction years and traces the migration of blacks to the major cities. It describes the remarkable birth of the Harlem Renaissance, the hardships of the Great Depression, and the service of African Americans in World War II. Readers with