The crucible of conflict -- 1. Background to the struggle : the federalist challenge and the origins of Pennsylvania's Jeffersonian conflict -- 2. The radicals emerge : "The European condition of society" and the promise of democracy -- 3. The quid challenge : political economy, politics, and the fault lines of conflict -- 4. The crucible of conflict : 1805 -- 5. "Perpetual motion--perpetual change--a boundless ocean without a shore" : the final meaning of democracy in Pennsylvania -- History and historiography.
Summary
"Pennsylvania Jeffersonians were the first American citizens to attempt to translate idealized speculations about democracy into a workable system of politics and governance. In doing so, they revealed key assumptions that united other national citizens regarding democracy and the conditions necessary for its survival. In particular, they assumed that democracy required economic autonomy and a strong measure of economic as well as political equality among citizens. This strong egalitarian theme was, however, challenged by Pennsylvania's precociously capitalistic economy and the nation's dynamic economic development in general, forcing the Jeffersonians to confront the reality that economic and social equality would have to take a back seat to free market forces.".
"Shankman's exploration of the Pennsylvania experience reveals how democracy arose in America, how it came to accommodate capitalism, at the same time marginalizing egalitarian assumptions and dreams. A work of intellectual and political history, his study also mirrors the aspirations, fears, hatreds, dreams, generous impulses, noble strivings, selfish cant, and enormous capacity to imagine of those who first tried to translate the blueprint for democracy into a tested foundation for the nation's future."--BOOK JACKET.
Machine generated contents note: Introduction v -- Acknowledgments vii -- Foreword ix --Allen Organ Company, Macungie, PA -- Boeing, Ridley Park, PA -- Byers' Choice, Chalfont, PA -- Chamberlain Manufacturing, Scranton, PA -- Cove Shoes, Martinsburg, PA -- Frog, Switch and Manufacturing, Carlisle, PA -- Herr's Foods, Nottingham, PA -- Just Born, Bethlehem, PA -- KME Fire Apparatus, Nesquehoning, PA -- Mack Trucks, Inc., Macungie, PA -- Malmark Bellcraftsmen, Plumsteadville, PA -- C.F. Martin & Company, Nazareth, PA -- Mrs. T's Pierogies, Shenandoah, PA -- Orthey Instruments, Newport, PA -- Pennsylvania House, Lewisburg, PA -- The Pfaltzgraff Company, York, PA -- Phillips Mushroom Farms, Kennett Square, PA -- Reynoldsville Casket Company, Reynoldsville, PA -- Signature Door Company, Altoona, PA -- Story & Clark Pianos, Seneca, PA -- Straub Brewery, St. Marys, PA -- Sunline Coach Company, Denver, PA -- Utz Quality Foods, Hanover, PA -- Violin Makers Limited, Camp Hill, PA -- Wendell August Forge, Grove City, PA -- Westerwald Pottery, Scenery Hill, PA -- York Barbell, York, PA -- Zippo Lighters, Bradford, PA --Appendix 1: Complete List of PCN Tours 213 -- Appendix 2: About PCN 221.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-253) and index.
Contents
Introduction: a country storekeeper and his network of relationships -- Beyond "wild forest people": Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania -- The Rex Store and its local customers -- Feeding the furnaces: the iron community and the Rex Store -- "Orders thankfully received, and carefully executed": Rex and the Philadelphia merchants -- A life of "comparative ease" -- Epilogue: Rex's network and its significance.
Summary
"Examines the role that country storekeeper Samuel Rex of Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania, played in the society and economy of the mid-Atlantic region from 1790 to 1807. Studies consumption patterns of one typical Pennsylvania-German community"--Provided by publisher.
xix, 321 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-308) and index.
Contents
The Gettysburg campaign : a brief chronology -- Prologue : the lay of the land; a sign of the times -- An afternoon in the badlands -- The season of disbelief -- Desolation's edge -- Flying thick like blackbirds -- Bold acts -- The wide eye of the storm -- The aftermath -- The seesaw of honor, or, How the pigpen was mightier than the sword -- Women and remembrance -- Making a living on hallowed land.
Summary
"In the summer of 1863, as Union and Confederate armies marched on southern Pennsylvania, the town of Gettysburg found itself thrust onto the center stage of war. The three days of fighting that ensued decisively turned the tide of the Civil War. In The Colors of Courage, Margaret Creighton narrates the tale of this crucial battle from the viewpoint of three unsung groups - women, immigrants, and African Americans - and reveals how wide the battle's dimensions were."
"Creighton draws on memoirs, letters, diaries, and newspapers to bring to life the individuals at the heart of her narrative. In telling the stories of these participants, Margaret Creighton has written a work of original history - a narrative that is sure to redefine the Civil War's most remarkable event."--Jacket.
