This volume examines the nineteenth century not only through episodes, institutions, sites and representations concerned with union, concord and bonds of sympat

In the 1840s, Philadelphia was poised to join the ranks of the world's great cities, as its population grew, its manufacturing prospered, and its railroads reac

While slavery is often at the heart of debates over the causes of the Civil War, historians are not agreed on precisely what aspect of slavery--with its various

The United Kingdom; Great Britain; the British Isles; the Home Nations: such a wealth of different names implies uncertainty and contention - and an ability to

The Conservative party remains the longest-established major political party in modern British history. This collection makes available 19th century documents i