1877 : America's year of living violently / Michael A. Bellesiles.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : New Press : Distributed by Perseus Distribution, 2010.Description: xiv, 386 p. ; 24 cmISBN:- 1595584412 (hc. : alk. paper)
- 9781595584410 (hc. : alk. paper)
- Eighteen hundred seventy-seven
- Racism -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Railroad Strike, U.S., 1877
- Social conflict -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Violence -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- United States -- Civilization -- 1865-1918
- United States -- Economic conditions -- 1865-1918
- United States -- Race relations -- History -- 19th century
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | NonFiction | 973.83 B442 | Checked out | 07/13/2024 | 33111006000976 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In 1877, a decade after the Civil War, not only was the United States gripped by a deep depression, but the country was also in the throes of nearly unimaginable violence and upheaval marking the end of the brief period known as Reconstruction and a return to white rule across the South. In 1877, celebrated historian Michael Bellesiles reveals that the fires of that fated year also fueled a hothouse of cultural and intellectual innovation, with a flamboyant cast of characters from Billy the Kid to John D. Rockefeller.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
On the edge of a volcano -- Seeking white unity -- Bringing order to the West -- The terror of poverty -- The great insurrection -- Homicidal nation -- Breaking the spell.
Describes a time of upheaval in America--when the country was in a deep economic depression, white supremacists roamed the South, and a nationwide railroad strike led to bloodshed--and discusses how the events of 1877 also fueled cultural and intellectual innovation.