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 |
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.
Americans features in the following genres: History of the Americas, History of ideas
Americans is available in Paperback
Americans was written by Edward Countryman and published by I.B. Tauris an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Americans has 305 pages