Of the People
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Of the People: A History of the United States not only tells the history of America--of its people and places, of its dealings and ideals--but it also unfolds the story of American democracy, carefully marking how this country's evolution has been anything but certain, from its complex beginnings to its modern challenges.This comprehensive survey focuses on the social and political lives of people--some famous, some ordinary--revealing the compelling story of America's democracy from an individual perspective, from across the landscapes of diverse communities, and ultimately from within the larger context of the world.
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About the Author(s)
JO: He is a Professor of History at CUNY, The Graduate Center (Ph. D. at the University of California, Berkeley); specializes in the 19th Century U.S. history. Books include: The Ruling Race: A History of American Slaveholders (Norton, 1998), Slavery and Freedom (Knopf, 1990), and The Radical and the Republican: Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, and the Triumph of Antislavery Politics (Norton, 2007). MM: He is the Paul V. McNutt Professor of History at Indiana University (Ph. D. at Yale University); specializes 20th Century U.S. history. Books include: The Decline of Popular Politics (OUP, 1986) and Fierce Discontent (OUP, 2005). JL: She is a Professor of History at Rutgers University, Newark (Ph. D. at the University of Michigan); specializes in 18th and 19th century U.S. history and the history of U.S. women. Books include: The Pursuit of Happiness (Cambridge, 1983), Sal ly Hemings and Thomas Jefferson (University of Virgnia Press, 1999), The Revolution of 1800 (University of Virginia Press, 2002). NC: He is an Associate Professor of History at Indiana University (Ph. D. at the University of Virginia); specializes in 20th Century U.S. history and U.S. diplomatic history. Books include: Managing Nationalism (New Day Press, 1992), Illusions of Influence (Stanford U Press, 1994), and Secret History: CIA's Classified Account of its Operations in Guatemala, 1952-1954 (Stanford U Press, 1999). JB: [Descesed] Jeanne was Robinson-Edwards Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin (Ph. D. at the Yale University); she specialized in Early U.S. women's history and history of the early U.S. republic. Books include: Home and Work (OUP, 1990), Root of Bitterness: Documents in the Social History of American Women, 2e (Northeastern UP, 1996).
