Henry Steele Commager Bücher
Henry Steele Commager war ein amerikanischer Historiker, der den modernen Liberalismus in den Vereinigten Staaten über zwei Generationen hinweg durch seine 40 Bücher und 700 Essays und Rezensionen definierte. Sein umfangreiches Werk prägte die intellektuelle Landschaft und bot tiefe Einblicke in amerikanische Ideale und deren Entwicklung. Commagers Schriften zeichnen sich durch scharfsinnige Analysen und eine leidenschaftliche Verteidigung von Bürgerrechten und demokratischen Prinzipien aus. Er hinterließ ein bleibendes Erbe als Schlüsselfigur des amerikanischen Geschichtsdenkens und als einflussreiche Stimme in Debatten über die Natur der amerikanischen Gesellschaft.
A History of the English-Speaking Peoples
- 656 Seiten
- 23 Lesestunden
An authoritative survey of the history of English-speaking peoples throughout the world combines intriguing, closely observed biographical profiles—of Alfred the Great, Victoria, Joan of Arc, Lincoln, and other notables—with an account of the key events and issues of the era. The narrative commences fifty-five years before the birth of Christ, when Julius Caesar famously “turned his gaze upon Britain,” and concludes in the year 1900. The beginnings of Parliament, the Church, and the monarchy are all analyzed alongside this comprehensive abridgment.
Contains 450 accounts drawn from letters, journals, diaries, memoirs, official records, state papers, and other sources describing all aspects of the war
Illustrated with over 300 photographs and paintings,this book is a marvellous insight into the reality of a legendary epoch.
"A Pocket History of the United States" traces the history of the nation that is, today, the oldest constitutional democracy in the world. Written by distinguished American historians, it has more than 2,000,000 copies in print worldwide and is one of the classic works in its field.
Upon its first publication in 1985, George Seldes The Great Thoughts instantly took its place as a classic. This treasure house of the seminal ideas that shaped the intellectual history of the world--from Abelard to Zola, ancient Greece to contemporary America--has been revised and updated to reflect the global upheaval of the past decade.
The American Mind
- 487 Seiten
- 18 Lesestunden
In a book written out of a passionate belief in the staying powers of the democratic principles, a noted historian has written a major work that may be described as an interpretation of American thought and character since the 1880s.“Impressive in its inclusive sweep.”―Joseph Wood Krutch, New York Times
Illustrated History of the American Civil War
- 284 Seiten
- 10 Lesestunden
The American Civil War was, and remains, one of the most significant events in the history of the modern world. It was the great point of crisis in the development of the United States, and its repercussions are still felt today. Yet to most people it is a confused collection of political, social and military events, with little pattern behind the differing elements. Leading scholars of American history here explain the whole background and course of the war, with special emphasis on the clash between two fraternal societies each with sincere but acutely opposed ambitions. From this basis, they demonstrate where all the various elements come into the story - how for instance, the ante-bellum South developed in such a distinctive manner, and why it identified itself with the continuation and expansion of slavery. The book is illustrated with over 300 pictures, many in colour. This is a compulsive re-appraisal of an historic event of tragic proportions which wove a hybrid collection of peoples into the greatest, most influential nation of the western world.
