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The Politics of Reconstruction

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Jefferson as Revolutionary

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Frank Cogliano, professor of American history at the University of Edinburgh, discusses Thomas Jefferson's legacy as it relates to the American Revolution, and looks at how Jefferson himself wished to be remembered--as the author of...

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The Civil War in American Memory

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Why the Union Won

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The "Lost Cause"

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The American Fascination with the Civil War

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The Progressive Era

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Gender and Jim Crow: Women and the Politics of White Supremacy in North Carolina, 1896–1920

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Glenda Gilmore is Assistant Professor of American History at Yale University. Gender and Jim Crow: Women and the Politics of White Supremacy in North Carolina, 1896–1920 records political and social change in North Carolina from the...

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Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic

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Washington’s Most Significant Act

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1,584 items

The Politics of Reconstruction

Jefferson as Revolutionary

The Civil War in American Memory

Why the Union Won

The "Lost Cause"

The American Fascination with the Civil War

The Progressive Era

Gender and Jim Crow: Women and the Politics of White Supremacy in North Carolina, 1896–1920

Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic

Washington’s Most Significant Act

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