History Of The United States, Vol. IV: The West And Jacksonian Democracy

History of the United States, Vol. IV: The West and Jacksonian Democracy

by Charles Austin Beard

Charles Beard was the most influential American historian of the early 20th century. He published hundreds of monographs, textbooks and interpretive studies in both history and political science. He graduated from DePauw University in 1898, where he met and eventually married Mary Ritter Beard, one of the founders of the first Greek-letter society for women, Kappa Alpha Theta. Many of his books were written in collaboration with his wife, whose own interests lay in feminism and the labor union movement. In 1921, Charles and Mary Beard published their textbook: History of the United States. A contemporaneous review stated: The authors… assume enough maturity in…students to justify a topical rather than a chronological treatment. They have dealt with movements, have sketched large backgrounds, have traced causes, and have discussed the interrelation of social and economic forces and politics. All this has been directed to the large purpose of helping the student to understand American today in all its national characteristics and as part of world civilization as well...The literary style is exceptionally clear and crisp, and the whole approach…is thought producing. As a textbook or handbook for the average citizen it ranks with very best. (Summary from Wikipedia, Journal of History, and M.L. Cohen) The book is divided into 7 parts: The Colonial Period, Conflict and Independence, Foundations of the Union and National Politics, The West and Jacksonian Democracy, Sectional Conflict and Reconstruction, National Growth and World Politics, and Progressive Democracy and the World War.

Listen/Download Audiobook

Read by:
00:00
Playback Speed 1.0
00:00
  • Select Speed

Related books

My Southern Home or The South and Its People Cover image

My Southern Home or The South and Its People by William Wells Brown

William Wells Brown was born a slave, near Lexington, Kentucky. His mother, Elizabeth, was a slave; his father was a white man who never acknowledged...

American Far West:  Seven Mid-Nineteenth Century Views From Abroad Cover image

American Far West: Seven Mid-Nineteenth Century Views From Abroad by Various

A collection of seven mid-19th century articles from the magazine "All The Year Round", providing a glimpse into the American Far West during a period...

Barbara Frietchie Cover image

Barbara Frietchie by John Greenleaf Whittier

This was the weekly poem for Flag Day 2006. It tells the largely-apocryphal but nonetheless inspiring story of one old woman’s act of patriotism durin...

Superstition of Divorce Cover image

Superstition of Divorce by Gilbert K. Chesterton

In 'Superstition of Divorce,' G.K. Chesterton delves into the societal and moral implications of divorce, arguing against its increasing acceptance in...

Jesuits in North America in the 17th Century Cover image

Jesuits in North America in the 17th Century by Francis Parkman, Jr.

Francis Parkman's classic work of American history recounts the story of the Jesuit missionaries in North America during the 17th century. Drawing on...

History of the United States, Vol. IV: The West and Jacksonian Democracy Cover image

History of the United States, Vol. IV: The West and Jacksonian Democracy by Charles A. Beard

Charles Beard was the most influential American historian of the early 20th century. He published hundreds of monographs, textbooks and interpretive s...

Bible (KJV) NT 18: Philemon Cover image

Bible (KJV) NT 18: Philemon by King James Version

The Epistle to Philemon is a short letter written by the Apostle Paul while imprisoned in Rome. It addresses the issue of slavery and forgiveness, urg...

American Notes Cover image

American Notes by Charles Dickens

In 'American Notes', Charles Dickens shares his candid observations and experiences from his 1842 journey through the United States. Covering a range...

American Leaders and Heroes Cover image

American Leaders and Heroes by Wilbur F. Gordy

This book presents short chapters on well-known American figures from the viewpoint of the early twentieth century, including explorers, political lea...

Life of Honorable William F. Cody, Known as Buffalo Bill The Famous Hunter, Scout and Guide Cover image

Life of Honorable William F. Cody, Known as Buffalo Bill The Famous Hunter, Scout and Guide by Col. William F. Cody

This book offers a firsthand account of the life and adventures of William F. Cody, the renowned frontiersman known as Buffalo Bill. Written in Cody's...

Reviews for History of the United States, Vol. IV: The West and Jacksonian Democracy

No reviews posted or approved, yet...