This text shows how American identity has been forged from the diverse ethnic elements - African, Indian, European and others - of its founding peoples. The narrative leads from the early settlements to the Centennial celebrations of 1876; from the first struggles between native tribes and French traders and English settlers to the "opening of the West"; from the enslaved Africans' arrival in chains to the battle for their freedom in the aftermath of the Civil War.
| ISBN: | 9781860641558 |
| Publication date: | 1st January 2024 |
| Author: | Edward Countryman |
| Publisher: | I.B. Tauris an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 305 pages |
| Genres: |
History of the Americas History of ideas |