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Author:

Fraser, James W., 1944-

Title:

A history of hope : when Americans have dared to dream of a better future / James W. Fraser.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Palgrave Macmillan,

Copyright Date:

2002

Description:

xx, 347 p., [14] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Hope.--Anecdotes.
Political activists--United States.--Anecdotes.--Anecdotes.
Social reformers--United States.--Anecdotes.--Anecdotes.
National characteristics, American.--Anecdotes.
Social movements--United States--History.--Anecdotes.
United States--History.--Anecdotes.
United States--Anecdotes.--Anecdotes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [334]-338) and index.

Contents:

Prologue: the first revolution: Taos, 1680 -- The revolutionaries of 1776 -- Utopian communities -- Mexico in the United States -- Rebellious slaves, free blacks, and abolitionists -- Reconstruction: the first civil rights era -- Feminists and suffragists -- The beginnings of organized labor -- The many faces of the progressive era -- Hope in hard times -- The civil rights movment -- Epilogue: the movement continues.

ISBN:

9780312239046
0312239041

OCLC:

(OCoLC)49375472

LCCN:

2002025257

Locations:

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Des Moines)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

UTAX115 -- Buena Vista University Library (Storm Lake)