American Journey, Concise Edition

by Goldfield, David; Anderson, Virginia DeJohn; Weir, Robert M.; Abbott, Carl E.; Argersinger, Jo Ann E.; Argersinger, Peter H.; Barney, William M.

• ISBN13: 9780135150917
• ISBN10: 0135150914
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-12-08
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

Written in a clear, engaging style with a straightforward chronological organization,The American Journeyintroduces readers to the key features of American political, social, and economic history. This new edition focuses more closely on the theme of the American journey, showing that our attempt to live up to and with our ideals is an ongoing process that has become ever more inclusive of different groups and ideas. For those interested in a comprehensive study of post-Civil War U.S. history that is presented in a flowing, lively narrative.

Table of Contents

Worlds Apart

Transplantation 1600-1685

The Creation of New Worlds

Convergence and Conflict

Imperial Breakdown 1763-1774

The War for Independence 1774-1783

The First Republic 1776-1789

A New Republic and the Rise of Parties 1789-1800

The Triumph and Collapse of Jeffersonian Republicanism 1800-1824

The Jacksonian Era 1824-1845

Slavery and the Old South 1800-1860

The Market Revolution and Social Reform 1815-1850

The Way West 1815-1850

The Politics of Sectionalism 1846-1861

Battle Cries and Freedom Songs: The Civil War 1861-1865

Reconstruction 1865-1877

A New South: Economic Progression and Social Tradition 1877-1900

Industry, Immigrants, and Cities 1870-1900

Transforming the West 1865-1890

Politics and Government 1877-1900

The Progressive Era 1900-1917

Creating an Empire 1865-1917

America and the Great War 1914-1920

Toward a Modern America the 1920s

The Great Depression and the New Deal 1929-1939

World War II 1939-1945

The Cold War at Home and Abroad 1946-1952

The Confident Years 1953-1964

Shaken to the Roots 1965-1980

The Reagan Revolution and a Changing world 1981-1992

Complacency and Crisis 1993-2005

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