{"product_id":"a-microcosm-of-america-the-history-of-how-revolutionaries-laborers-and-scholars-invented-princeton-new-jersey-1","title":"A Microcosm of America: The History of How Revolutionaries, Laborers, and Scholars Invented Princeton, New Jersey","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eA Microcosm of America: The History of How Revolutionaries, Laborers, and Scholars Invented Princeton\u003c\/i\u003e, Adrian Trevisan reveals how a miniscule pre-American Revolution backwoods village evolved into the cosmopolitan town that it is today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrinceton is indeed a microcosm of America's history. The book demonstrates how America's dramatic political, technological, and social changes impacted individuals within a single community. By studying one municipality, the book offers us a unique opportunity to learn more about our nation's victories, struggles, failures, and global contributions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince its founding before the American Revolution, Princeton, New Jersey has been home to thousands of remarkable people: military leaders and infantryman, prominent religious leaders and theologians, slaves and laborers, famous scholars such as Albert Einstein and John Nash, urban developers, immigrants and international students, and even a US president. Trevisan helps us understand who these people were and how, collectively, they invented this fascinating town.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrevisan's book is an important historical record, the only comprehensive history of Princeton, New Jersey published since 1879. \u003ci\u003eA Microcosm of America\u003c\/i\u003e shows how the people of Princeton—their visions, values, decisions, and hard work—reflect not only the town's story but also our American story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten for Princeton's residents, university students and alumni, and any American who wants to learn more about US history, Trevisan's book offers thoroughly researched accounts of the following topics:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinceton's early inhabitants in the 1600s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe town's role during the American Revolution\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlavery, abolition, and the Civil War\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe impact of economic booms and crashes on the town\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConflicts between university students and local residents, both White and Black\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow developments in transportation reshaped the town's commerce and workforce\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUrban growth, including struggles against racial discrimination in housing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Princeton University attracted other research centers, including the Institute for Advanced Study, Gallup Polls, and RCA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe development of public schools, including conflicts over funding and segregation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe rise of modern commerce, including shopping malls, tourism, and hospitality\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo complement the book, readers can find historical maps, photographs, documents, and other fascinating information about Princeton's history at the author's website: adriantrevisan.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Upriver Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":68019555238205,"sku":"9798991284745","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0477\/8731\/1254\/files\/9798991284745ita_368f4de5-f8d3-4e19-8905-467e34290f52.jpg?v=1794344647","url":"https:\/\/itascabooks.com\/products\/a-microcosm-of-america-the-history-of-how-revolutionaries-laborers-and-scholars-invented-princeton-new-jersey-1","provider":"Itasca Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}