The Uniting States [Three Volumes]

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The Uniting States [Three Volumes] The Story of Statehood for the Fifty United States

Benjamin F. Shearer

Book Code: GR2703

ISBN: 0-313-32703-3

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-32703-2

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Greenwood Press

Publication: 6/30/2004

List Price: $248.95 (UK Sterling Price: £140.00)

Availability: In Stock

Media Type: Hardcover

Also Available: Ebook

Trim Size: 7 x 10

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Awards:

Library Journal Best Reference Sources 2004

Reviews:

Combining history with geography, this reference set will serve well in schools where students research individual states.
—Library Media Connection March 2005
This work demonstrates how varied the states are in their history, geography, economics, politics, and demographics--and how amazing it is that they came together as a nation and function as one, in spite of significant differences....[t]his new reference work treats each state individually and makes it easy to compare their development. The length of the essays and their scholarly approach make this set suitable for academic and research and large public libraries.
—Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin November 15, 2004

Description: From Delaware's entry in 1787 through Hawaii's joining in 1959, The Uniting States brings together the unique stories of each of the 50 United States' journey into statehood in a single reference work. Based on primary federal and state sources, each essay tells the real story of the people and the issues behind the debate for statehood. Contrary to popular opinion, statehood was not a done deal in many states. North Carolina and Rhode Island, original colonies, did not enter the Union easily, taking two and three years longer than the "The First State," Delaware. Conventions failed, votes for union failed. Iowans defeated statehood initiatives twice. Citizens of several states were not even given the opportunity to vote on their state's new constitutions. Hawaii had been a kingdom, Texas a nation, and Oklahoma, the territory promised by the federal government to be the new home of native Americans in perpetuity. All the basic issues of nationhood--land, boundaries, banking, money, taxes, religion, citizen rights, government, politics, security--were issues in the uniting states. Leading off with an overview of U.S. expansion, users are introduced to recurring themes such as colonial settlement, Indian removal, federal land policy, free labor versus slavery, and homesteading. Each state's unique odyssey from unorganized land, to organized territory, and, finally, to statehood is then amply described. Key local events and figures are highlighted in each state's eventual embrace into the Union, as are the national and global issues framing the wider political context of America's internal empire-building such as slavery, national defense, and access to natural resources. Each signed entry is divided by subheadings for easy topical access, and concludes with an extensive bibliography. The set provides over 90 maps, giving users clear, easy-to-use overviews of U.S. territorial growth. The set is fully indexed, and contains appendices and an extensive bibliography.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Chapters by State Alphabetically
Appendix I: State's Date of Entry into the Union, Listed Alphabetically
Bibliography
Index

LC Card Number: 2004042474

LCC Class: JK2408

Dewey Class: 320


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