Age of optimism
by 20160731 frey50
Series: Milestones of History Volume 8 Published by : Newsweek Books (New York) , 1970 Physical details: 159 p. ISBN:0882250728.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 900 - 999 | 909.81 Age (Browse shelf) | Available | 43115 |
Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction : Linking passages : 1803-1854 The Louisiana Purchase, Beethoven's Rededicated Masterpiece, The voyage of "Fulton's Folly", "General" Lud's Army, Retreat from Russia, The Reshaping of Europe, End of an Empire, Death of a Poet, The people's president, The age of steam, A Revolution in Agriculture, Remember the Alamo, A Manifesto for the masses, The compromise of 1850, Queen victoria's Crystal Palace, Perry opens Japan
Traces milestones in history from the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 through the opening of Japan to international trade in 1854.