A Companion to 19th-Century America

William L. Barney is Professor of American History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has specialized in the history of the United States in the nineteenth century, especially the Civil War period, and is the author of The Road to Secession (1972), Flawed Victory: A New Perception of the Civil War (1975), and co-edited The American Journey: A History of the United States (1997). In 1987 he was a Fulbright Professor at the University of Genoa in Italy and served as Bowman and Gordon Gray Professor at the University of North Carolina from 1990 to 1993.

List of Contributors. Introduction: William Barney (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill). Part I: Politics and Public Life:. 1. Early National Politics and Power: 1800-1824: Robert M. S. McDonald (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill). 2. The Jacksonian Era: 1825-1860: Jonathon Atkins (Berry College). 3. The Sectionalization of Politics: 1845-1860: John Ashworth (University of Hull). 4. Civil War and Reconstruction: Vernon Burton (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign). 5. The Guilded Age: 1878-1900: Robert W. Cherney (San Francisco State) and William Barney (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill). 6. American Law in the Nineteenth Century: John E. Semonche (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill). Part II: Foreign Relations:. 7. American Expansion: 1800-1867: John M. Belohlavek (University of South Florida). 8. The Global Emergence of the United States: 1867-1900: Eric Rauchway (University of Nevada at Reno). Part III: The Economy and Class Formations:. 9. The Emergence of a Market Economy before 1860: Stanley L. Engerman (University of Rochester) and Robert E. Gallman (University of North Carolina). 10. Industrialization and the Rise of Corporations: 1860-1900: David B. Sicilia (University of Maryland at College Park). 11. Immigration: Nora Faires (University of Michigan). 12. Urbanization: Timothy J. Gilfoyle (Loyola University of Chicago). 13. The Development of the Working Classes: Kevin Kenny (University of Texas at Austin). 14. The Evolution of the Middle Class: Cindy S. Aron (University of Virginia). Part IV: Race, Ethnicity, and Gender:. 15. African Americans: Donald R. Wright (SUNY, College at Cortland). 16. Native-American History: Michael D. Green (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) and Theda Perdue (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill). 17. Gender and the Changing Roles of Women: Laura F. Edwards (University of California at Los Angeles). Part V: Regional Perspectives:. 18. The South: From Old to New: Stephen W. Berry (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill). 19. The Middle West: Andrew R.L. Cayton (Miami University). 20. The Regional West: Molly P. Rozum (University of North Carolina). Part VI: Culture and Ideas:. 21. The Communications Revolution and Popular Culture: David Hochfelder (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers). 22. Interpreting American Religion: Catherine A. Brekus (University of Chicago). 23. Science and Technology: Alan I. Marcus (Iowa State University). 24. A History/Historiography of Representations of America: Barbara Groseclose (Ohio State University). Index.