Americans in dissent : thirteen influential social critics of the nineteenth century / Steven L. Piott.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Piott, Steven L., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social reformers--United States--History--19th century.

Social reformers.

Political activists--United States--History--19th century.

Political activists.

United States--Social conditions--19th century.

United States.

United States--Politics and government--19th century.

United States--History--19th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (251 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">Americans in Dissent </span><span>is designed as a collection of biographical essays written for general readers and undergraduates that focuses on the topic of American dissent during the period from 1830 to 1890.</span></span>

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; Chapter One: Sarah G. Bagley; Chapter Two: Thomas Skidmore and George Henry Evans; Chapter Three: William H. Sylvis; Chapter Four: Oliver Hudson Kelley; Chapter Five: George Perkins Marsh; Chapter Six: Elizabeth Cady Stanton; Chapter Seven: Frances Willard; Chapter Eight: Helen Hunt Jackson; Chapter Nine: T. Thomas Fortune; Chapter Ten: Thomas Nast; Chapter Eleven: Jacob Riis; Chapter Twelve: Edward Bellamy; Epilogue; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4985-0570-8

0-7391-9249-3

OCLC:

894895187