The Moment of Decision: Biographical Essays on American Character and Regional Identity Contributor(s): Miller, Randall M. (Editor), McKivigan, John R. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0313286353 ISBN-13: 9780313286353 Publisher: Praeger
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: June 1994 Click for more in this series: Contributions in American History |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century - History | Americas (north Central South West Indies) |
Dewey: 973.099 |
LCCN: 93030981 |
Lexile Measure: 1660(Not Available) |
Series: Contributions in American History |
Physical Information: 0.99" H x 6.47" W x 9.58" L (1.27 lbs) 256 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
Features: Bibliography |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Focusing primarily on 19th-century social reform, political issues, or intellectual issues, the essays in this collection all consider the historical moment in the lives of representative 19th-century, and one family of 19th- and 20th-century, Americans. Each of these Americans experienced a moment of decision that converted them to action and altered their lives and identities thereafter. All the essays examine the moments of decision within regional and social contexts. In three separate sections, the volume looks at the role of identity within the southern regional context, antislavery and moral reform within the antebellum northern regional context, and the response to emancipation. |
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