A History of the U.S.A.Macmillan, 1974 - 730 pages |
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Page 154
... West , for all their differences , could make common cause . S. P. Hays , for instance , has drawn attention to the fact that rates on raw materials from the South and West to the Northeast , even in the 1890s , were lower than those on ...
... West , for all their differences , could make common cause . S. P. Hays , for instance , has drawn attention to the fact that rates on raw materials from the South and West to the Northeast , even in the 1890s , were lower than those on ...
Page 381
... West ' was the scene of not only land speculation , but intense city speculation as well ' . Very often , indeed ... West Show . The apparent freedom of the West , religious and social , attracted a variety of pioneers : early ...
... West ' was the scene of not only land speculation , but intense city speculation as well ' . Very often , indeed ... West Show . The apparent freedom of the West , religious and social , attracted a variety of pioneers : early ...
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... West provided a means of escape for the discontented Eastern city - dweller . As far as political freedom is concerned , many of the consti- tutions of the Western states were closely patterned upon those of the East , and there is ...
... West provided a means of escape for the discontented Eastern city - dweller . As far as political freedom is concerned , many of the consti- tutions of the Western states were closely patterned upon those of the East , and there is ...
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The Colonial Legacy | 3 |
The Advance of Democracy | 39 |
The Civil War and Reconstruction | 114 |
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