Ebook: A Companion to 19th-Century America

A Companion to 19th-Century America is an authoritative overview of current historiographical developments and major themes in the history of nineteenth-century America. Twenty-seven scholars, all specialists in their own thematic areas, examine the key debates and historiography. A thematic and chronological organization brings together the major time periods, politics, the Civil War, economy, and social and cultural history of the nineteenth century. Written with the general reader in mind, each essay surveys the historical research, the emerging concerns, and assesses the future direction of scholarship.

• Complete coverage of all the major themes and current debates in nineteenth-century US history assessing the state of the scholarship and future concerns.
  
• 24 original essays by leading experts in nineteenth-century American history complete with up-to-date bibliographies.
  
• Chronological and thematic organization covers both traditional and contemporary fields of research - politics, periods, economy, class formation, ethnicity, gender roles, regions, culture and ideas.

Content:
Chapter One Early National Politics and Power, 1800–1824 (pages 5–18): Robert M. S. McDonald
Chapter Two The Jacksonian Era, 1825–1844 (pages 19–32): Jonathan Atkins
Chapter Three The Sectionalization of Politics, 1845–1860 (pages 33–46): John Ashworth
Chapter Four Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861–1877 (pages 47–60): Vernon Burton
Chapter Five The Gilded Age, 1878–1900 (pages 61–72): Robert W. Cherny and William L. Barney
Chapter Six American Law in the Nineteenth Century (pages 73–85): John E. Semonche
Chapter Seven American Expansion, 1800–1867 (pages 89–103): John M. Belohlavek
Chapter Eight The Global Emergence of the United States, 1867–1900 (pages 104–117): Eric Rauchway
Chapter Nine The Emergence of a Market Economy before 1860 (pages 119–138): Stanley L. Engerman and Robert E. Gallman
Chapter Ten Industrialization and the Rise of Corporations, 1860–1900 (pages 139–151): David B. Sicilia
Chapter Eleven Urbanization (pages 152–163): Timothy J. Gilfoyle
Chapter Twelve The Development of the Working Classes (pages 164–177): Kevin Kenny
Chapter Thirteen The Evolution of the Middle Class (pages 178–191): Cindy S. Aron
Chapter Fourteen African Americans (pages 193–208): Donald R. Wright
Chapter Fifteen Native?American History (pages 209–222): Michael D. Green and Theda Perdue
Chapter Sixteen Gender and the Changing Roles of Women (pages 223–237): Laura F. Edwards
Chapter Seventeen Immigration and Ethnicity (pages 238–254): Nora Faires
Chapter Eighteen The South: From Old to New (pages 255–271): Stephen W. Berry
Chapter Nineteen The Middle West (pages 272–285): Andrew R. L. Cayton
Chapter Twenty The Relational West (pages 286–300): Molly P. Rozum
Chapter Twenty?One The Communications Revolution and Popular Culture (pages 301–316): David Hochfelder
Chapter Twenty?Two Interpreting American Religion (pages 317–333): Catherine A. Brekus
Chapter Twenty?Three Science and Technology (pages 334–344): Alan I. Marcus
Chapter Twenty?Four A History/Historiography of Representations of America (pages 345–358): Barbara Groseclose