WSJ’s Top Book Recommendations-Cary Regional

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1. American visions: the United States, 1800-1860

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Author:
Ayers, Edward L., 1953-
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East Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
973.5 AYERS
Eva H. Perry Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
973.5 AYERS
Holly Springs Community - Adult Non-Fiction
973.5 AYERS
Description:
"A revealing history of the formative period when voices of dissent and innovation defied power and created visions of America still resonant today'-- With so many of our histories falling into dour critique or blatant celebration, here is a welcome departure: a book that offers hope as well as honesty about the American past. The early decades of the nineteenth century saw the expansion of slavery, Native dispossession, and wars with Canada and...