Bibliograph

The good country, a history of the American Midwest, 1800-1900, Jon K. Lauck

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The good country, a history of the American Midwest, 1800-1900, Jon K. Lauck

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

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contains biographical information

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maps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The good country

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1292532668

Responsibility statement

Jon K. Lauck

Sub title

a history of the American Midwest, 1800-1900

Summary

"A history of the US Midwest in the nineteenth century, describing and analyzing a rich civic culture that prized education, literature, libraries, and the arts; developed a stable social order grounded in Victorian norms, republican virtue, and Christian teachings; was marred by overt racism but made significant progress toward racial equality; and generally put democratic ideals into practice further than any nation to date"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

The Exceptionalism of the Old Square World -- "A Free and Unrestricted Mode of Life": Planting Democracy in the Midwest -- "Moulded for Good": The Growth of a Common Democratic Culture in the Midwest -- "The Attitude of a Section Itself": The Formation of Midwestern Regional Identity -- "Also a Seamy Side to Certain Phases of the History of the Valley": Racial Failures and Advances in the Good Country -- "Nothing Else Quite like It in the World": The Midwest and the Age of Mild Reform -- Finding Virtue in the Good Country

Target audience

adult

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History of the American Midwest, 1800-1900

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