America and Its Peoples: A Mosaic in the Making / Edition 3

by James Kirby Martin

Overview

America and Its Peoples, Fourth Edition presents American history in an exciting way, with a spirited narrative, vivid character sketches, and colorful anecdotes. The book highlights the rich ethnic diversity of the American people. Social history-with an emphasis on sports, leisure, and popular culture-is integrated with more traditional coverage of military history, politics, and diplomacy.MARKET Appropriate for anyone with an interest in American history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	2900673980747
Publisher:	Longman Publishing Group
Publication date:	01/07/1997
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	623
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 1.50(h) x 9.50(d)

About the Author

Richard Brooks is an independent consultant who has been working with PowerBuilder since its first beta release, and hosts Rik's PowerBuilder DoJo, a leading online PowerBuilder resource. His books include the PowerBuilder 4 Developer's Handbook and the PFC Programmer's Reference Manual. Brooks writes the monthly DataWindow Magic column for PowerBuilder Developer's Journal.

Table of Contents

Volume I includes Chapters 1-16 and Volume II includes Chapters 16-32.

 1. The Peopling and Unpeopling of America.

 2. Plantations and Cities Upon a Hill, 1620-1700.

 3. Provincial America in Upheaval, 1660-1760.

 4. Breaking the Bonds of Empire, 1760-1775.

 5. The Times That Tried Many Souls, 1775-1783.

 6. Securing the Republic and Its Ideals, 1776-1789.

 7. The Formative Decade, 1790-1800.

 8. The Jeffersonians in Power, 1800-1815.

 9. Nationalism, Economic Growth, and the Roots of Sectional Conflict, 1815-1824.

10. Power and Politics in Jackson's America.

11. America's First Age of Reform.

12. The Divided North, The Divided South.

13. Cultures Collide in the Far West.

14. The House Divided.

15. A Nation Shattered by Civil War, 1860-1865.

16. The Nation Reconstructed: North, South, and the West, 1865-1877.

17. Emergence as an Economic Power.

18. The Rise of an Urban Society and City People.

19. End-of-the-Century Crisis.

20. Imperial America, 1870-1900.

21. The Progressive Struggle, 1900-1917.

22. The United States and World War I.

23. Modern Times, 1920-1929.

24. The Age of Roosevelt.

25. The End of Isolation: America Faces the World, 1920-1945.

26. Waging Peace and War.

27. Ike's America.

28.Vietnam and the Crisis of Authority.

29. The Struggle for a Just Society.

30. Power Shifts: The Emergence of the South and West.

31. Crises and Resurgence.

32. America in Our Time.

Appendix.

The Declaration of Independence.

The Constitution of the United States.

Amendments to the Constitution.

Presidential Elections.

Credits.

Index.