The Free and the Unfree Paperback by Peter N. Carroll

Product Details

• Publisher: Penguin Books (2001-08-01)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 512 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780141001586
• Item Weight: 375.92 grams
• Dimensions: 19.61 x 12.98 x 3.58 cm

The founding Fathers based the American system on principles of equality and freedom, but often people who made America their home faced inequality, injustice, and legal discrimination. The Free and the Unfree documents what happened when Native Americans, African Americans, immigrants, religious minorities, and women tested America's humanitarian and democratic principles. It surveys the social, cultural, political, and economic developments that broadened America's definition of freedom-from the earliest contacts with Native Americans and the Revolutionary War through the Civil Rights movement and the sexual revolution. The Free and the Unfree presents a concise, thorough, and up-to-date examination of the spirit and limits of freedom, providing readers with a little-known perspective on American history.

About the Author

Peter N. Carroll has taught at the University of Minnesota, San Francisco State University, and Stanford University. He lives in Belmont, California.
David W. Noble is professor of history and American studies at the University of Minnesota. He lives in St. Paul, MN.