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A 10 page summation and analysis of readings from the text The Social Fabric: American Life from 1607 to 1877 (Cary, et al, editors, eighth edition, 1998). The writer explores the cultural diversity that makes up American culture through a discussion of a variety of the readings from this book. No other sources cited.
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No other sources cited. 00fabric.wps The Social Fabric/Ties that Bind - July, 2000 - properly! It
is a "given" fact of American history that the fabric of society has been-from its earliest inception--a quilt. Rather then a monochromatic, homogeneous population, North American history has been the
cumulative product of the multi-colored threads of Native American, African, and numerous European cultures. These elements have "woven" a societal fabric that has become stronger through the constant influx of
new ideas, new customs and new people. Yet, despite this amazing diversity, just as an overall pattern gives a quilt continuity, the values and traditions that are held in common
in this country have served to bind together the various groups that make up, collectively, the United States of America. Nevertheless, as is illustrated in the book The
Social Fabric: American Life from 1607 to 1877, the road, which led from separate groups of people who evolved toward a nation where tolerance for difference became a keystone of
the social contract, was one filled with hardship and difficulty. The editors of Social Fabric take the reader down this road, and, in so doing, they demonstrate that each group
that collectively contributed to the American "quilt" had to face enormous hardships. By discussing not only the problems faced by the people in power (usually white Protestant males), but also
by discussing the nature of the American experience for women and families and African Americans and immigrants, the editors show how the evolution of ideas and concepts have all contributed
and culminated in the American culture that we know today. The First Americans-Native Americans-and the first immigrants-the English In this reading, which is by William Cronon, the author points out
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