History of the United States: XIX-XX Centuries
A journey in the history of the United States through the pages of our collection
Frontespizio di The history of the rise, progress, and accomplishment of the abolition of the African Slave-trade by the British Parliament (1808) by Clarkson, ThomasCentro Studi Americani
The American War of Secession
The American War of Secession, also known as the American Civil War, was fought from April 12, 1861 to June 23, 1865 (the last battle ended on May 13, 1865) between the United States of America and the Confederate States of America, a political entity that arose from the confederal reunion of states seceding from the Union.
Illustrazione di The history of the rise, progress, and accomplishment of the abolition of the African Slave-trade by the British Parliament (1808) by Clarkson, ThomasCentro Studi Americani
In the 1860 presidential election, the Republicans, led by Abraham Lincoln, supported the prohibition of slavery in all U.S. territories, a proposal that the Southern states perceived as a violation of their constitutional rights. The Republican Party, which was dominant in the North, secured a majority of the electoral votes and Lincoln became the first Republican U.S. President.
Frontespizio di The history of the rise and fall of the slave power in America (1872) by Wilson, HenryCentro Studi Americani
The Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln promoted the Emancipation Proclamation, which made the abolition of slavery a goal of the war. The issue of slavery concerned not only the ethically unacceptable way slaves were treated, but also the fact that slavery itself was an anachronism incompatible with American values and the economic system protected by the Constitution.
A letter to a clergyman, urging him to set free a black girl he held in slavery (1788) by James MacGregorCentro Studi Americani
This pamphlet was printed in Halifax in 1788 by Reverend James MacGregor. It is the only existing intact copy. Another copy is kept in the Legislative Library of Nova Scotia, in Halifax (where the document was first printed), but it is missing the original cover. Several other American libraries have only the microform of the pamphlet.
The document is also of great importance from the point of view of contents, because with it, in a very bold and courageous way for the time, MacGregor appeals to the nearby Reverend Daniel Cock, asking him to free a black girl he held in slavery, and refutes the argument that black people, because of the color of their skin, are creatures of the devil.
Frontespizio di War letters, 1862-1865, of John Chipman Gray and John Codman Ropes (1927) by John Chipman Gray, John Codman RopesCentro Studi Americani
A forceful action
It took the North a long time to bring its full power to bear and to recognize that forceful action would be required to defeat the South.
Antiporta di War letters, 1862-1865, of John Chipman Gray and John Codman Ropes (1927) by John Chipman Gray, John Codman RopesCentro Studi Americani
The Union Army was flanked by the Armies of the Potomac, the Kentucky Cavalry, and the Kentucky and Ohio Volunteers. The Confederate Army was flanked by the Army of the Mississippi, Army of Northern Virginia, Kentucky and Georgia volunteers.
Tavola illustrata di War letters, 1862-1865, of John Chipman Gray and John Codman Ropes (1927) by John Chipman Gray, John Codman RopesCentro Studi Americani
This war was one of the first to resort in large scale to the resources and means of transportation of the industrial age. It foreshadowed the wars of the 20th century with a national mobilization that profoundly depleted the resources of civil society.
Frontespizio di The history of the last quarter-century in the United States, 1870-1895. Volume I (1896) by Elisha Benjamin AndrewsCentro Studi Americani
This work by Elisha Benjamin Andrews has for many years been considered academically fundamental to the study of U.S. history. The publication is accompanied by illustrated tables recounting the most relevant historical moments.
Tavola illustrata di The history of the last quarter-century in the United States, 1870-1895. Volume I (1896) by Elisha Benjamin AndrewsCentro Studi Americani
Promontory Point, Utah, May 10, 1869.
Driving the last spike of the Union Pacific
Tavola illustrata di The history of the last quarter-century in the United States, 1870-1895. Volume I (1896) by Elisha Benjamin AndrewsCentro Studi Americani
September 24, 1869
The scene in the New York Gold Room on Black Friday
Tavola illustrata di The history of the last quarter-century in the United States, 1870-1895. Volume I (1896) by Elisha Benjamin AndrewsCentro Studi Americani
1871
The high commissioners in session at Washington
Tavola illustrata di The history of the last quarter-century in the United States, 1870-1895. Volume I (1896) by Elisha Benjamin AndrewsCentro Studi Americani
New Orleans, 1874
The dispersal of the McEnery legislature at Odd Fellows' Hall
Tavola illustrata di The history of the last quarter-century in the United States, 1870-1895. Volume I (1896) by Elisha Benjamin AndrewsCentro Studi Americani
New Orleans, September 14, 1874
The Mass-Meetign of at the Clay statue
Tavola illustrata di The history of the last quarter-century in the United States, 1870-1895. Volume I (1896) by Elisha Benjamin AndrewsCentro Studi Americani
1874
The beginning of the conflict in front of the Anthony House, Little Rock, subsequent to Baxter's speech to the colored regiment
Tavola illustrata di The history of the last quarter-century in the United States, 1870-1895. Volume I (1896) by Elisha Benjamin AndrewsCentro Studi Americani
1874
The Brooks forces evacuating the State-House at Little Rock
Tavola illustrata di The history of the last quarter-century in the United States, 1870-1895. Volume I (1896) by Elisha Benjamin AndrewsCentro Studi Americani
January 4, 1875
L. A. Wiltz taking possession of the speaker's chair in the Louisiana State-House
Tavola illustrata di The history of the last quarter-century in the United States, 1870-1895. Volume I (1896) by Elisha Benjamin AndrewsCentro Studi Americani
July 22, 1877
The attempt to fire the Pennsylvania Railroad Round-House in Pittsburg, at daybreak on Sunday
Tavola illustrata di The history of the last quarter-century in the United States, 1870-1895. Volume II (1896) by Elisha Benjamin AndrewsCentro Studi Americani
1884
The Greely survivors and rescuing party
Tavola illustrata di The history of the last quarter-century in the United States, 1870-1895. Volume II (1896) by Elisha Benjamin AndrewsCentro Studi Americani
N. Y., 1886
The Bartholdi Statue of Liberty, seen from Communipaw
Antiporta di The history of the last quarter-century in the United States, 1870-1895. Volume II (1896) by Elisha Benjamin AndrewsCentro Studi Americani
December 15, 1894
The Lexow Investigation. Scene in the Court Room after Creeden’s Confession
Frontespizio di The making of the nation. 1783-1817 (1895) by Francis A. WalkerCentro Studi Americani
The Library of the Center for American Studies has a very rich collection of texts dealing with the history of the United States of America.
Frontespizio di The American conflict: a history of the great rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-'64 (1865) by Greeley, HoraceCentro Studi Americani
The collection is constantly being updated
Antiporta di The American conflict: a history of the great rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-'64 (1865) by Greeley, HoraceCentro Studi Americani
Antiporta di The American conflict: a history of the great rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-'65 (1867) by Greeley, HoraceCentro Studi Americani
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