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is an extremely interesting account of the plight of the American black after the Civil War. Written from the viewpoint of Gideon...

hold up to the demand. Each time the demand grew so did the number of black farmers who toiled the land. Cotton was not the only...

unusual. The Spanish Civil War quickly became infiltrated by foreign intervention on both sides, and indeed has been likened to a ...

of the intelligensia of the period to realize that the revolution would, by definition, evolve from the most non-urbanized corners...

was taken prisoner three times, and escaped three times. He was grazed or hit by Yankee bullets on numerous occasions, and once, h...

construction of Fort Pickens (Lufkin, 2002). In January of 1861, the Federal military presence in Pensacola was minimal, consisti...

maritime warfare spawned such innovations as human powered underwater vessels that harbored explosive charges connected to spars t...

favor of slavery and the sentiment did grow as a result of Zachary Taylors presidencyi. Daniel Webster was a great northern advoca...

of literature, and gave innumerable speeches for their cause" (African American Odyssey, 2005). There were some who argued and foc...

America would accomplish this destiny "under God" (Manifest destiny). This belief would give America all the justification it nee...

defensive stance. This is hardly a recent invention, but actually manifested itself some half-century before the birth of Jesus C...

because the railroad was so relatively new, there was a great deal of chaos in trying to coordinate such efforts. The man power wa...

In five pages this important Civil War battle is described in an overview of events. Four sources are cited in the bibliography....

the individual who is clearly going against foundations of the nation and the forefathers. Social practice involved keeping slaves...

to the Bush administration, is a model for development and exemplifies the success of free trade policies (Swedish). The governmen...

the twentieth century, historians began to fill in the picture created by the broad brush stokes of nineteenth century historiogra...

would support the opposite, namely, a "slow, feeble, disorganized attack" (Hughes, 2002). He also explains this strategy based on ...

Carolina, Tennessee, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Louisiana, Texas and Virginia decided that they would succeed from the union and...

times a day (82). Food is an interesting consideration. Other documentation on slave diets is rather dismal. This subject creeps i...

out buildings and heavy damages to their property. These people, who had formerly just grown food crops, began to attempt to grow...

be fired (Crossby, 2002). Upon a discovery that the Scots had been making plans with the French he again decided attack wit...

chose to split the Confederate army into two groups, nonetheless. "Lee left 10,000 men under Jubal Early, while he and Thomas Ston...

thirty years prior to the outbreak of war, they were limited to a few heavily-populated urban areas. However, during the War, it ...

In five pages this paper considers the Northern participation in the Civil War in a consideration of the 2.5 civilian volunteers i...

In ten pages this paper examines this Civil War blockade and what it strategically represented to Northern troops. Eight sources ...

participated as a foot soldier for the duration. It details Rhodes impressive ascent through the infantry ranks, beginning first ...

This research report examines the Civil War and policy issues. Both civilian and military life are noted. This five page paper has...

of Negroes were literate." Slavery had given few opportunities to develop initiative or to think independently. A writer for Harp...

A 5 page overview of the book Howard Fast. The focus is on the reconstruction era. Although the slaves had been freed, black whi...

point out that the subject of death and dying has taken on new meaning in recent times. There is now recognition of similar events...