The birth of the Nation a portrait of the American people on the eve of independence With an introd. by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr

Object Details

Contents

The physical and human setting -- The role of the family -- The countryside -- The emergence of towns -- The labor market -- Otherworldliness -- Urban growing pains -- Stirrings of social conscience -- The aristocrats -- The mind of the people -- The march of knowledge -- Artistic groping -- The lighter side of life -- The emerging pattern of Americanism

Data Source

Smithsonian Libraries

Date

1968

Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

To 1775

Ca 1600-1775 (Période coloniale)

Jusqu'à 1775

Revolution, 1775-1783

Call number

E162 .S342

E162.S342

author

Schlesinger, Arthur M (Arthur Meier) 1888-1965

Type

Books

History

Physical description

viii, 258, xi pages 25 cm

Place

United States

États-Unis

Topic

917

Manners and customs

National characteristics, American

History

Social life and customs

Histoire

Mœurs et coutumes

Population

Record ID

siris_sil_20259

Usage

CC0