Alabama : The Making of an American State

Edwin C Bridges

ISBN 10: 0817358765 / ISBN 13: 9780817358761

Edité par University Of Alabama Press Okt 2016, 2016

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Neuware - Alabama: The Making of an American State is itself a watershed event in the long and storied history of the state of Alabama. Here, presented for the first time ever in a single, magnificently illustrated volume, Edwin C. Bridges conveys the magisterial sweep of Alabama s rich, difficult, and remarkable history with verve, eloquence, and an unblinking eye. From Alabama s earliest fossil records to its settlement by Native Americans and later by European settlers and African slaves, from its territorial birth pangs and statehood through the upheavals of the Civil War and the civil rights movement, Bridges makes evident in clear, direct storytelling the unique social, political, economic, and cultural forces that have indelibly shaped this historically rich and unique American region. Illustrated lavishly with maps, archival photographs, and archaeological artifacts, as well as art works, portraiture, and specimens of Alabama craftsmanship many never before published Alabama: The Making of an American State makes evident as rarely seen before Alabama s most significant struggles, conflicts, achievements, and developments. Drawn from decades of research and the deep archival holdings of the Alabama Department of Archives and History, this volume will be the definitive resource for decades to come for anyone seeking a broad understanding of Alabama s evolving legacy.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Alabama : The Making of an American State
• Éditeur: University Of Alabama Press Okt 2016
• Date de parution: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0817358765
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780817358761
• Reliure: Taschenbuch
• État de l'article: Neu
• Dimensions: 261 L x 184 H x 25 P (en millimètres) 261 millimètres de largeur par 184 millimètres de hauteur par 25 millimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 1019 grammes

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Synopsis

A thorough, accessible, and heavily illustrated history of Alabama

Alabama: The Making of an American State is itself a watershed event in the long and storied history of the state of Alabama. Here, presented for the first time ever in a single, magnificently illustrated volume, Edwin C. Bridges conveys the magisterial sweep of Alabama's rich, difficult, and remarkable history with verve, eloquence, and an unblinking eye.

From Alabama's earliest fossil records to its settlement by Native Americans and later by European settlers and African slaves, from its territorial birth pangs and statehood through the upheavals of the Civil War and the civil rights movement, Bridges makes evident in clear, direct storytelling the unique social, political, economic, and cultural forces that have indelibly shaped this historically rich and unique American region.

Illustrated lavishly with maps, archival photographs, and archaeological artifacts, as well as art works, portraiture, and specimens of Alabama craftsmanship--many never before published--Alabama: The Making of an American State makes evident as rarely seen before Alabama's most significant struggles, conflicts, achievements, and developments.

Drawn from decades of research and the deep archival holdings of the Alabama Department of Archives and History, this volume will be the definitive resource for decades to come for anyone seeking a broad understanding of Alabama's evolving legacy.

À propos de l?auteur

Edwin C. Bridges served as the director of the Alabama Department of Archives and History for thirty years and is the coauthor of Georgia's Signers and the Declaration of Independence.