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Cardwell). Clemons traveled cross-country by stagecoach to the Nevada Territory. On the way, he encountered various Native American tribes (Twain, Mark, Guy Cardwell). A series of short stories derived from this trip would find their way into the book he later wrote named Roughing It (Mark Twain House and Museum). Clemons sees how America has treated the Native American people first…

Chapter 7: (The Spoilsmen: An Age of Cynicism) The Spoilsmen were also known as Robber Barons or Captains of Industry. From 1865 through the Industrial Revolution, they controlled most of the wealth, and thought that since they or their parents worked hard to get it they deserved it. The Republican Party was corrupt at this time, and was more successful than the Democrats. All the Republican Presidents during this time period were corrupt in some way, and even the leaders of the Republican Party…

“All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain, called Huckleberry Finn”(qtd. in Tindall 808), said Ernest Hemingway, putting Samuel Clemen, known as Mark Twain, as the “origin” of American literature. Emerged during the post Civil War Era, Twain experienced the rapid change of American economic, political and social lives. His writings are famous with his unique southwestern humor involved, as well as the lively depiction of the live in America at this time. Brought up in…

era of American history -- the treatment of African Americans and economically disadvantaged individuals versus White and…

in the early 20th century for the main reason of work. These people primarily worked in the factories, making such prosperity possible. However, immigrants were not socially accepted by Americans, which caused labor dissentions for many working citizens. Because there were so many foreign workers, Americans felt as if they were losing job opportunities to the immigrants. Issues such as these led up to some severe immigration reform, even to the point of banning immigration from China, and…

Hitler had been planning for a war long before he rose to power with a master plan for the domination of Europe outlined in his book Mein Kampf (1925) and Zwietes Buch (1928). His plans were to unite Germans under one empire, conquer Eastern Europe, end the Treaty of Versailles, create a national army, and exclude Jews from society, which were all causes for war. Hitler’s intentions were demonstrated in the Hossbach Memorandum, but some claim, including James Sheehan, that it was a strategy to…

Celebrating Mark Twain by Alex Lee Today we take a trip back into time to commemorate Samuel Clemens, moralist and humorist who rose up from his small town roots to become one of America’s most beloved and influential writers of the 1800s. Better known as Mark Twain, he acquired fame through his travel narratives like The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Samuel Clemens was born on November 30‚ 1835 on the banks of the Mississippi River in the mysterious and new Missouri. At the time, Missouri was a…

escalated after the Spanish-American War. The US continued to acquire Cuba, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and others. There were many different opinions on imperialism in the US. Some people thought imperialism…

Administration (1904 -1908) operated under his belief that the government should act as an umpire (618). Instructing the U.S. Justice Department to enforce anti-trust laws to prosecute railroads, meatpacking and oil trusts, business began with his presidency. In 1904 the Supreme Court ordered the breakup of Northern Securities Company for anti -trust violations. Fostering the expansion of enforceable government regulations. Roosevelt believed he could hinder public exploitation, therefore…

Was the United States justified in acquiring an overseas empire? The United States had various motivations for conquering land overseas. Richard Hofstader, an American historian and professor, argued that the U.S. had imperialist and political reasons for acquiring an overseas empire. On the other hand, Walter Lefeber, a history professor, argued that the country’s motivation for acquiring an overseas empire was imperial and economic. Some people argue that the United States was justified…