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Discusses the period of growth in American history prior to the Civil War, describing the lives of people from a variety of backgrounds, including Jedediah Smith, Emily Dickinson, John James Audubon, and Sojourner Truth.Tags
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Book Five of A History of US is both the same old, same old and something different. Ms. Hakim actually backs up a bit and looks again at some of the years covered in Volume 4. But whereas in The New Nation she focused more on the political events of the era, in this volume she takes a more cultural path. Liberty for All? follows the mountain men, the forty-niners, the Mormons, the whalers, the suffragettes, the authors, poets and painters who all added to the tapestry of America. Of course, running throughout the book is the issue of slavery, which built up over the years. The book ends in 1860 with the fuse burning and the powder keg ready to explode.
--J.
--J.
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Joy Hakim is a Michener Prize-winning author who has previously worked as a teacher, editor, and reporter. Her unique approach to historic writing reflects her steadfast commitment to promoting critical thinking and literacy.
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- Canonical title
- Liberty for All?
- Original publication date
- 1993
- Related movies
- Freedom: A History of US (2003 | IMDb)
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- 963
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- 27,528
- Reviews
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- Languages
- English, French
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- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 23
- ASINs
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