American Singularity - (Richard B. Russell Lecture) by Harold M Hyman (Paperback)
$22.99 sale price when purchased online
$24.95 list price
Target Online store #3991
About this item
Highlights
- Since the first shots rang out at Lexington and Concord, signaling the beginning of open war between the colonies and England, America has been credited with a singular conviction, a concern for military veterans' and others' economic and political rights.
- About the Author: HAROLD M. HYMAN is the William P. Hobby Professor of History, emeritus, at Rice University.
- 112 Pages
- History, United States
- Series Name: Richard B. Russell Lecture
Description
About the Book
Examining the legislation that emerged from three periods of conflict in American history, Hyman reveals a consistent pattern favoring equal access to land, education, and law--a progression of singular, if sometimes flawed, attempts to embody in our statutes the values and aspirations that sparked our major wars.Book Synopsis
Since the first shots rang out at Lexington and Concord, signaling the beginning of open war between the colonies and England, America has been credited with a singular conviction, a concern for military veterans' and others' economic and political rights. The idea of America as a promised land of economic opportunity, social mobility, and political freedom has not always flourished. Historians have both given it reality and shaken its substance as they exposed an undercurrent of greed, class conflict, and corruption.
In this book Harold Hyman explores the question of American singularity, using the Northwest Ordinance, the Homestead and Morrill acts, and the G.I Bill to measure individual access to land, education, and law. The Northwest Ordinance, enacted in 1787 to encourage settlement of the nation's untamed territories, mandated the establishment of public schools and stable property rights in newly settled lands--specific terms which enshrined the basic liberties secured by the Revolutionary War. Hyman shows that through the Homestead and Morrill acts of 1862, legislators sought to preserve the values of the Union and to prepare for the entrance of the black man into citizenship. Equal access to public lands in the West and to state land-grant universities, countered the economic and social injustices blacks and poor whites would face after the Civil War. Finally, Hyman asserts that the G.I. Bill preserved beneficial social programs forged during the depression, carrying into post-World War II America a widespread concern for education and housing opportunities. Examining the legislation that emerged from three periods of conflict in American history, Hyman reveals a consistent pattern favoring equal access to land, education, and law--a progression of singular, if sometimes flawed, attempts to embody in our statutes the values and aspirations that sparked our major wars.About the Author
HAROLD M. HYMAN is the William P. Hobby Professor of History, emeritus, at Rice University. He is the author, coauthor, or editor of more than sixty books, including The Reconstruction Justice of Salmon P. Chase and Era of the Oath, winner of the Albert J. Beveridge Award of the American Historical Association.Dimensions (Overall): 8.5 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .26 Inches (D)
Weight: .32 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 112
Genre: History
Sub-Genre: United States
Series Title: Richard B. Russell Lecture
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Theme: General
Format: Paperback
Author: Harold M Hyman
Language: English
Street Date: August 1, 2008
TCIN: 94274091
UPC: 9780820332963
Item Number (DPCI): 247-05-7716
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
If the item details above aren’t accurate or complete, we want to know about it.
Shipping details
Estimated ship dimensions: 0.26 inches length x 5.5 inches width x 8.5 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.32 pounds
We regret that this item cannot be shipped to PO Boxes.
This item cannot be shipped to the following locations: American Samoa (see also separate entry under AS), Guam (see also separate entry under GU), Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico (see also separate entry under PR), United States Minor Outlying Islands, Virgin Islands, U.S., APO/FPO
Return details
This item can be returned to any Target store or Target.com.
This item must be returned within 90 days of the date it was purchased in store, shipped, delivered by a Shipt shopper, or made ready for pickup.
See the return policy for complete information.
Trending Non-Fiction
$12.54
was $15.38 New lower price
4.5 out of 5 stars with 13 ratings
$20.18
was $24.50 New lower price
5 out of 5 stars with 8 ratings