American Labor History

To account for the persistent struggles of a working people that only episodically (and even then with hut a small minority) sought to transform democratic capitalism, and to do so without exaggerating the reality of employer or governmental opposition, will not produce an heroic synthesis of this country\u27s history, to be sure. But it could abet an even more serious appreciation of the highly complex social and political lives Americas working men and women

The History Success Kit. High School History Resources for the Ohio Graduation Test. Section 1: 1700-1800 Enlightenment and Revolution

This instructional guide is from section 1 of the History Success Kit: High School History Resources for the Ohio Graduation Test, which covers the Enlightenment and Revolution from 1700-1800. The instructional guide is from the Miami Valley Teaching American History project

The History Success Kit. High School History Resources for the Ohio Graduation Test. Section 5: 1939-1953 World War II and the Rise of the Cold War

This instructional guide is from section 5 of the History Success Kit: High School History Resources for the Ohio Graduation Test, which covers World War II and the rise of the Cold War from 1939-1953. The instructional guide is from the Miami Valley Teaching American History project

Review of Law in America: A Short History, by Lawrence M. Friedman

[Excerpt] Lawrence M. Friedman’s Law in America: A Short History is a fascinating survey of the history of the American legal system. The book is written for both the legal professional and those interested in American legal history. Professor Friedman best summed up the book’s tenor by saying “we cannot understand American law without understanding American legal culture.” He then proceeds to explain the legal culture during three periods in our nation’s history and how the legal system was shaped by those times