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The Enduring Vision - A History of the American People

English · Paperback / Softback

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Features the program's hallmark narrative, integrating political, social, and cultural history - along with a focus on the environment and the land - all within a chronological framework.

List of contents

1. Native Peoples of America, to 1500. 2. The Rise of the Atlantic World, 1400-1625. 3. The Emergence of Colonial Societies, 1625-1700. 4. The Bonds of Empire, 1660-1750. 5. Roads to Revolution, 1750-1776. 6. Securing Independence, Defining Nationhood, 1776-1788. 7. Launching the New Republic, 1788-1800. 8. America at War and Peace, 1801-1824. 9. The Transformation of American Society, 1815-1840. 10. Democratic Politics, Religious Revival, and Reform, 1824-1840. 11. Technology, Culture, and Everyday Life, 1840-1860. 12. The Old South and Slavery, 1830-1860. 13. Immigration, Expansion, and Sectional Conflict, 1840-1848. 14. From Compromise to Secession, 1850-1861. 15. Crucible of Freedom: Civil War, 1861-1865. 16. Reconstruction and Resistance, 1865-1877. 17. The Transformation of the Trans-Mississippi West, 1860-1900. 18. The Rise of Industrial America, 1865-1900. 19. Immigration, Urbanization, and Everyday Life, 1860-1900. 20. Politics and Expansion in an Industrializing Age, 1877-1900. 21. The Progressive Era, 1900-1917. 22. Global Involvements and World War I, 1902-1920. 23. Coping with Change, 1920-1929. 24. The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939. 25. Americans and a World in Crisis, 1933-1945. 26. The Cold War Abroad and at Home, 1945-1960. 27. America at Midcentury, 1945-1961. 28. Liberalism, Civil Rights, and War in Vietnam, 1960-1975. 29. A Time of Upheaval, 1961-1980. 30. A Conservative Revival and the End of the Cold War, 1980-2000. 31. A Changing Nation Confronts Home-Front Crises and New Global Realities, 2001 to the Present.

Product details

Publisher Cengage Learning EMEA
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 29.07.2014
 
EAN 9781285193380
ISBN 978-1-285-19338-0
No. of pages 1120
Dimensions 163 mm x 232 mm x 37 mm
Weight 1406 g
Series Cengage Advantage Books
Subject Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous

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