Key Issues in the American Saga:The Quest for Freedom

Peter Hitchen's award winning dissertation and 8 other articles skillfully examine many of the principal issues concerning the American quest for freedom in dialectical response to its own institutions.The dissertation offers a fascinating insight into the forces that shaped post-emancipation race issues within the United States of America and the old British Empire. Whilst essay topics include the War of Independence, Indian allotment, African Americans, the Civil War, Vietnam and Civil Rights. Of value for the student and equally of interest to those looking for surveys to many important facets of US history from the 18th to the 20th century.