The Epic of AmericaLittle, Brown,, 1959 - 405 pages |
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Abilene Abolitionists Adams Ameri American dream became become began capital cent century citizens civilization coast colonies Congress Constitution continent culture debt decade democracy democratic East economic election empire England English Europe European farm farmer force France French frontier Germans gold Hamiltonian hand hundred immigrants increase independence Indian industrial influence Jefferson John Adams John Quincy Adams labor land leader Lincoln living manufacturing Massachusetts ment merely Mexican Mexico million mind Mississippi moral mountains nation natives never nomic North Northern party passed peace period political population President problems Puritan Quetzalcoatl Republican Revolution rich River Sam Adams savages secession sections settled settlement settlers ships slavery slaves social sort South South Carolina Southern Spain Spaniards Spanish Spanish empire tariff territory thought thousand tion to-day town Union United vast wages wealth West Western westward whole wilderness