Harper’S Encyclopaedia Of United States History From 485 A.D. To 1905. (Volume Iii)

From early America to 1905, Benson J. Lossing gathers the lives, battles, laws and landmark moments that shaped a nation into a single, authoritative united states history encyclopedia. History lives in these pages. Drawn from a lifetime of scholarship on colonial and revolutionary America, the founding generation and the United States 19th century, Volume III of Harper’s Encyclopaedia of United States History stands at the crossroads of narrative and reference: clear enough for everyday readers, meticulous enough for serious study. Created by one of the most influential popular historians of his age, it preserves a distinctive early-twentieth-century perspective on the republic’s growth and struggles. Arranged for quick consultation yet rich with context, it offers vivid glimpses of founding era biographies, classic civil war histories, and the long aftershocks of conflict and reconstruction as America moved into a new century.As a keystone volume in Harper’s American history set, this multi-volume historical set belongs in every classic American history collection, serving alike as a reference for history students and a rewarding resource for genealogical research into families and communities touched by american civil war history and the great currents of national change. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today’s and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector’s item and a cultural treasure.