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1877 : America's year of living violently / Michael A. Bellesiles.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : New Press : Distributed by Perseus Distribution, 2010.Description: xiv, 386 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 1595584412 (hc. : alk. paper)
  • 9781595584410 (hc. : alk. paper)
Other title:
  • Eighteen hundred seventy-seven
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Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library NonFiction 973.83 B442 Checked out 07/13/2024 33111006000976
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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.

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