A People and a Nation
A History of the United States
2nd Edition
Published on 1. November 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
1072 pages
978-0-547-06033-0 (ISBN)
Description
Developed to meet the demand for a low-cost, high-quality history book, this economically priced version of "A People and a Nation", 8/e, offers readers the complete text while limiting the number of photos and maps. All volumes feature a paperback, two-color format that appeals to those seeking a comprehensive, trade-sized history text. With stories of everyday people and coverage of cultural diversity, work, and popular culture, this spirited narrative brings history to life by offering the latest scholarship and captivating stories throughout the text.
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Series
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Boston
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
1361 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-547-06033-0 (9780547060330)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
1. Three Old Worlds Create a New, 1492-1600. 2. Europeans Colonize North America, 1600-1650. 3. North America in the Atlantic World, 1650-1720. 4. American Society Transformed, 1720-1770. 5. Severing the Bonds of Empire, 1754-1774. 6. A Revolution, Indeed, 1774-1783. 7. Forging a National Republic, 1776-1789. 8. The Early Republic: Conflicts at Home and Abroad, 1789-1800. 9. Defining the Nation, 1801-1823. 10. The Rise of the South 1815-1860. 11. The Modernizing North, 1815-1860. 12. Reform and Politics in the Age of Jackson 1824-1845. 13. The Contested West, 1815-1860. 14. Slavery and America's Future: The Road to War, 1845-1861. 15. Transforming Fire: The Civil War, 1861-1865. 16. Reconstruction: An Unfinished Revolution, 1865-1877. 17. The Development of the West, 1865-1900. 18. The Machine Age, 1877-1920. 19. The Vitality and Turmoil of Urban Life, 1877--1920. 20. Gilded Age Politics, 1877-1900. 21. The Progressive Era, 1895-1920. 22. The Quest for Empire, 1865-1914. 23. Americans in the Great War, 1914-1920. 24. The New Era 1920-1929. 25. The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1941. 26. Peaceseekers and Warmakers: Americans in the World, 1920-1941. 27. The Second World War at Home and Abroad, 1941-1945. 28. The Cold War and American Globalism, 1945-1961. 29. America at. Midcentury. 30. The Tumultuous Sixties. 31. Continuing Divisions and New Limits, 1969-1980. 32. Conservatism Revived, 1980-1992. 33. Into the Global Millennium: America Since 1992.