Bibliography

Spring 2011

BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. 
   Books
   

This book examines history both as a discipline and as a concept and discusses what can be considered history and what cannot.

Heidler, David S., and Jeanne T. Heidler. Indian Removal A Norton Casebook in History. New York: Norton & Company, 2007.

This book looks at Indian policy in the U.S. leading up to the removal of the five Southeastern tribes (Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek and Seminole) as well as some Northern tribes starting after of the Indian Removal Act of 1830 under President Andrew Jackson.

Hoffer, Peter C. Past Imperfect Facts, Fictions, Fraud-American History from Bancroft and Parkman to Ambrose, Bellesiles, Ellis, and Goodwin. New York: Public Affairs, 2007.

This book is divided into two parts. The first part focuses on the history of the writing of history (historiography) and discusses different historians and schools of history. The second half of the book takes a look at six different historians who committed unethical practices sometime during their profession.

Kearns, Martha. Kathe Kollwitz: Woman and Artist. New York: The Feminist Press at the City University of New York, 1976.

This book is about the fascinating and tragic life of German artist Kathe Kollwitz.

Nash, Gary B. Race and Revolution. Lanham: Rowmaan & Littlefield Publishers, Inc, 2001.

This book contains three essays that all examine the roles of blacks in the Revolutionary America.

Schama, Simon. Dead Certainties (Unwarranted Speculations). New York: Vintage Books, 1992.

In the first half of this book (the half that I read) Schama takes a look at the death of British General James Wolfe and presents different versions of the General’s death including his own. This book challenges us apprentice historians to define the line between history and historical fiction.

Rediker, Marcus. The Slave Ship A Human History. New York: Penguin Group, 2007.

This book examines the slave ship as an important entity of the slave trade. It discusses the history of the slave ship, its crews, and its forced African passengers.

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   Essays
   

This is an essay that discusses the American institution of slavery and its influence on American race relations today. It also looks at the different perceptions Americans have of slavery.

Berlin, Ira. “From Creole to African: Atlantic Creoles and the Origins of African-Americans Society in Mainland North America.” In How Did America Slavery Begin?, ed. Edward Countryman, 17-63. Boston: Bedford/ St. Martin’s, 1999.

This is an essay describing the Atlantic Creole and their role in slave labor in America. Atlantic Creoles were offspring of European and African parents who were exposed to a cosmopolitan environment and mentality before they arrived to America as slaves. The essay also examines the evolution of American slavery.

Butler, Jon. “The Evolution of Slavery in Colonial America.” In Volume I: 1492-1877 The Way We Lived Essays and the Documents in American Social History, ed. Frederick M. Binder and David M. Reimers, 41-51. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2008.

This is an essay about the evolution and nature of slavery in early America.

Dublin, Thomas. “Women, Work, and Protest in the Early Lowell Mills.” In Volume I: 1492-1877 The Way We Lived Essays and the Documents in American Social History, ed. Frederick M. Binder and David M. Reimers, 140-150. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2008.

This is an essay about women workers at the Lowell Mills and their living and working conditions. This essay is also about these women’s efforts and protests against the poor conditions they experienced.

Faust, Drew Gilpin. “Culture, Conflict and Community on an Antebellum Plantation.” In Volume I: 1492-1877 The Way We Lived Essays and the Documents in American Social History, ed. Frederick M. Binder and David M. Reimers, 251-264. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2008.

This is an essay about community among black slaves in antebellum America and their methods of rebelling against masters and expressing themselves as members of an emerging black community.

Jordan, Winthrop D. “American Chiaroscuro: The Status and Definition of Mulattoes in the British Colonies.” In How Did American Slavery Begin?, ed. Edward Countryman, 101-117. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 1999.

This is an essay about mixed offspring who often resulted from sexual relations between whites and slaves in the British colonies. The essay further identifies how society in different colonies (the Caribbean, Mainland South and New England) addressed the existence of Mulattoes.

Maier, Pauline. “Boston and New York in the Eighteenth Century.” In Volume I: 1492-1877 The Way We Lived Essays and the Documents in American Social History, ed. Frederick M. Binder and David M. Reimers, 102-112. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2008.

This is an essay that describes the nature and purpose of American cities in the 1700’s, specifically Boston and New York. It also discusses the differences between these two cities including advantages and disadvantages of each.

Melish, Joanne. “Recovering (from) Slavery: Four Struggles to Tell the Truth.” In Slavery and Public History The Tough Stuff of American Memory, ed. James Oliver Horton and Lois E. Horton, 103- 133. Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina Press, 2006.

This is an essay about the difficulties four public historic institutions have encountered with integrating the history of slavery at their sites.

Mintz, Steven, and Susan Kellog. “ The Godly Family of Colonial Massachusetts.” In Volume I: 1492- 1877 The Way We Lived Essays and the Documents in American Social History, ed. Frederick M. Binder and David M. Reimers, 57-68. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2008.

This is an essay about how the family unit in Puritan society was fundamental to the structure and function of the greater society as well as how each family was influenced by the society. A strong, well ordered home and family life was essential to the way Puritan society functioned. Reciprocally, society demanded that the family and home should be characterized by these things.

Morgan, Edmund S. “Slavery and Freedom: The American Paradox.” In How did American Slavery Begin?, ed. Edward Countryman, 121-145. Boston: Bedford/ St. Martin’s, 1999.

This essay focuses around the irony imbedded in our nation which is one that has proclaimed freedom since its birth and yet has not been able to accurately cope with a centuries-long history of slavery. Morgan discusses how African slavery allowed white Americans (particularly Virginians) to be free, setting the stage for them to proclaim freedom as the political, social and ideological fabric of a new nation.

Pitcaithley, Dwight T. “‘A Cosmic Threat’: The National Park Service Addresses the Causes of the American Civil War.” In Slavery and Public History The Tough Stuff of American Memory, ed. James Oliver Horton and Lois E. Horton. 169-186. Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina Press, 2006.

This is an essay that examines the debate surrounding Historic National Parks and the extent of their responsibility to relate the role slavery played in the American Civil War.

Washington, Margaret. “Gullah Roots.” In How Did American Slavery Begin?, ed. Edward Countryman, 67-84. Boston: Bedford/ St. Martin’s, 1999.

This is an essay about the Gullah community of the Carolinas and Georgia. More specifically, it talks about the skills and knowledge Gullah Africans brought with them to America as slaves and why they were preferred by Carolinian slave holders for their skills in cultivation. The essay also looks at factors that contributed to the slave trade like hostile relations between Muslims and non-Muslims in Africa.

Self Assessment:

The most evident pattern to identify in my reading thus far is its concentration in American history. Of that, I have read a lot on American slavery. The bulk of this subject material came from John Savagian’s HS355 American slavery course.