Download or read book American Hero written by Larry Beinhart and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 567 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Flivver King written by Upton Sinclair and published by Charles Kerr. This book was released on 1969 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Flivver King stands among the finest of modern American historical novels. It is history as it ought to be written - from the bottom up and the top down, with monumental sensitivity to the compromise and conflict between the two extremes. Its two stories - those of Henry Ford and Ford-worker Abner Shutt, unfold side by side, indeed dialectically. They are, in the end, one story: the saga of class and culture in 'Ford-America'. Workers and bosses, flappers and Klansmen, war and depression, Prohibition outlaws and high-society parties, unions and anti-union gun thugs - few aspects of American life in the first four decades of the last century are missing from this small masterpiece. The Flivver King sustains the same sure grasp of working class life which characterized Sinclair's earlier classic, The Jungle, but much less sentimentally and with a steadier focus on how alienated work breeds not only degradation but also resistance and revolt. Originally written in 1937 to aid the United Automobile Workers' organizing drive, The Flivver King answers the question "Why do we need a union?" with quiet eloquence. Kerr have reissued it as a great American novel and an important historical document, but most of all because that question has never gone away and is now more vital than ever. With an introduction from Steve Meyer.

Download or read book Wieland Or The Transformation An American Tale written by Charles Brockden Brown and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-07-01 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘Wieland; Or, The Transformation: An American Tale’ is a novel written by Charles Brockden Brown. Set in the late 18th century, the story revolves around the Wieland family, residing in a rural Pennsylvania community. The protagonist, Clara Wieland, narrates the events that unfold within her family. The novel explores themes of religious fanaticism, psychological instability, and the limits of reason. The Wieland family becomes entangled in a series of mysterious and tragic events, starting with the sudden death of Clara's father. The central figure in the novel is Theodore Wieland, Clara's brother, who becomes convinced that he is receiving divine messages and is called upon to commit terrible acts. The story delves into the dark recesses of the human psyche, exploring the nature of religious fervor and its potentially destructive outcomes. Brown's novel is regarded as one of the earliest examples of American Gothic fiction and a significant contribution to early American literature.

Download or read book Silhouettes of American Life written by Rebecca Harding Davis and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Ramona written by Helen Hunt Jackson and published by Broadview Press. This book was released on 2008-03-28 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ramona has often been compared to Uncle Tom’s Cabin for its influence on American social policy, and this is the only edition available that presents this important novel in its full historical context. A huge popular and critical success when it was first published in 1884, Ramona is set among the California Spanish missions and tells the story of the young mixed-blood heroine, Ramona, and her Native American lover Alessandro, as they flee from the brutal violence of white settlers. This Broadview edition re-examines the novel’s legacy by placing it alongside public speeches, letters, and newspaper articles that promoted what was ultimately a damaging campaign by reformers to “assimilate” Native American peoples. Selections from Jackson’s non-fiction writings call into question the link between assimilationist policies and the story told in Ramona; also included are the writings and testimonies of some of Jackson’s Native American contemporaries, as well as a selection of travel essays and images that helped to create “the Ramona myth.”

Download or read book Only Call Us Faithful written by Marie Jakober and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2003-12-07 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ghost of Elizabeth Van Lew recounts her childhood in a prominent family, experiences as a spy and Unionist conspirator in Richmond during the Civil War, and her post-war years.

Download or read book The Red Badge of Courage written by Stephen Crane and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The Red Badge of Courage written by Stephen Crane and published by The Floating Press. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hailed as one of American literature's most influential works, The Red Badge of Courage has a young recruit facing the trials and cruelties of war. Stephen Crane's 1895 novel is set in the American Civil War. Private Henry Fleming flees from battle and his battalion, considering all lost. Stumbling upon injured soldiers, he feels the shame of deserting and of not possessing the "red badge of courage", the wounds of war. But later when Henry rejoins his regiment and is ordered into a hopeless battle, he finds a chance to finally prove his courage as a man.

Download or read book American Fairy Tales written by Sheba Blake and published by Sheba Blake Publishing. This book was released on 2017-10-26 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American Fairy Tales is the title of a collection of twelve fantasy stories by L. Frank Baum. The twelve stories were published in this order in the first edition. "The Box of Robbers." "The Glass Dog." "The Queen of Quok." "The Girl Who Owned a Bear." "The Enchanted Types." "The Laughing Hippopotamus." "The Magic Bon Bons." "The Capture of Father Time." "The Wonderful Pump." "The Dummy That Lived." "The King of the Polar Bears." "The Mandarin and the Butterfly." The stories, as critics have noted, lack the high-fantasy aspect of the best of Baum's work, in Oz or out. With ironic or nonsensical morals attached to their ends, their tone is more satirical, glib, and tongue-in-cheek than is usual in children's stories; the serialization in newspapers for adult readers was appropriate for the materials. "The Magic Bon Bons" was the most popular of the tales, judging by number of reprints.

Download or read book American Individualism written by Herbert Hoover and published by Garden City, Doubleday. This book was released on 1922 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Hoover expounds and vigorously defends what has come to be called American exceptionalism: the set of beliefs and values that still makes America unique. He argues that America can make steady, sure progress if we preserve our individualism, preserve and stimulate the initiative of our people, insist on and maintain the safeguards to equality of opportunity, and honor service as a part of our national character.

Download or read book American Dad written by Tama Janowitz and published by Three Rivers Press. This book was released on 1981 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American Dad is a suburban-family version of Tama Janowitz's satirical, hilarious short stories in Slave of New York.

Download or read book The Red Badge of Courage written by Stephen Crane and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-06-09 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Red Badge of Courage is a war novel by American author Stephen Crane (1871-1900). Taking place during the American Civil War, the story is about a young private of the Union Army, Henry Fleming, who flees from the field of battle. Overcome with shame, he longs for a wound, a "red badge of courage," to counteract his cowardice. When his regiment once again faces the enemy, Henry acts as standard-bearer, who carries a flag. Although Crane was born after the war, and had not at the time experienced battle first-hand, the novel is known for its realism. He began writing what would become his second novel in 1894, using various contemporary and written accounts (such as those published previously by Century Magazine) as inspiration. It is believed that he based the fictional battle on that of Chancellorsville; he may also have interviewed veterans of the 124th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, commonly known as the Orange Blossoms. Initially shortened and serialized in newspapers in December 1894, the novel was published in full in October 1895. A longer version of the work, based on Crane's original manuscript, was published in 1983.

Download or read book Wieland written by Charles Brockden Brown and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-08-19 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wieland; or The Transformation: An American Tale by Charles Brockden Brown. Wieland: or, The Transformation: An American Tale, usually simply called Wieland, is the first major work by Charles Brockden Brown. First published in 1798, it distinguishes the true beginning of his career as a writer. Set sometime between the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War, Wieland details the horrible events that befall Clara Wieland and her brother Theodore's family. Clara and Theodore's father was a German immigrant who founded his own religion; he came to America just before the American Revolution with the conviction to spread his religion to the indigenous people. When he fails at this task, he believes he has also failed his deity. One night, as he worships in his bare, reclusive temple, he seems to spontaneously combust, after which his health rapidly deteriorates and he dies. His children inherit his property, which is divided equally between them. Theodore marries their childhood friend, Catharine Pleyel, and they have four children.

Download or read book England in America 1580 1652 written by Lyon Gardiner Tyler and published by Ardent Media. This book was released on 1968 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book With Lee in Virginia a Story of the American Civil War written by G. A. Henty and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-04-17 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With Lee in Virginia A Story of the American Civil War By G. A. Henty

Download or read book Cast Two Shadows written by Ann Rinaldi and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While living in South Carolina during the American Revolution, a young girl learns important lessons about herself and her beliefs in this acclaimed historical fiction novel for young adults