Organized by thematic chapters, American Eras Primary Sources: Reform era & Eastern U.S. Development (1815-1850) is a student-friendly reference that's patterned after Gale's award-winning American Decades: Primary Sources series. This volume [reproduces full text or excerpts of primary sources] representing a diversity of views that provide insight into the seminal issues, themes, movements, and events of the Reform era and the urbanization and economic growth of the eastern United States. Also included with each primary source is concise contextual information, notes about the author, further resources, and full-color photos and illustrations.