Human Tradition in America: 1865 to the Present SYNOPSIS
The Human Tradition in America from 1865 to the Present is a collection of
the best biographical essays from several volumes in SR Books� popular Human Tradition in
America series. Like all books in
the series, this text presents history from the �bottom up� by chronicling the
lives of ordinary Americans. These
brief biographical sketches stress to readers that history is created by people,
making the subject appealing and vibrant in a way that just names and dates in a
standard textbook cannot.
Capturing the rich diversity of the United States,
The Human Tradition in America from 1865 to the Present includes the stories of
a variety of Americans of different races, ethnic groups, sexual orientations,
religious affiliations, and genders from many different regions of the
country. For this reader, series
editor Charles Calhoun has carefully selected biographies of individuals whose
lives highlight important themes from this dynamic period of
history.