The Brief American Pageant A History of the Republic, Volume II: Since 1865
by Kennedy, David M.; Cohen, Lizabeth; Piehl, MelEdition: 8th
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2011-01-01
Publisher(s): Wadsworth Publishing
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Summary
THE BRIEF AMERICAN PAGEANT presents a concise and vivid chronological narrative, focusing on the great public debates that have dominated American history. Colorful anecdotes, first-person quotations, and the text's trademark wit keep readers engaged. Focus questions, chapter outlines and summaries, marginal glossaries, and links to additional online study aids ensure that readers understand and retain the material.
Table of Contents
| The Ordeal of Reconstruction | |
| Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age | |
| Industry Comes of Age | |
| America Moves to the City | |
| The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution | |
| Empire and Expansion | |
| Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt | |
| Wilsonian Progressivism at Home and Abroad | |
| The War to End War | |
| American Life in the "Roaring Twenties." | |
| The Politics of Boom and Bust | |
| The Great Depression and the New Deal | |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Shadow of War | |
| America in World War II | |
| The Cold War Begins | |
| The Eisenhower Era | |
| The Stormy Sixties | |
| The Stalemated Seventies | |
| The Resurgence of Conservatism | |
| America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era | |
| The American People Face a New Century | |
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