American History 101 : The Exciting Stories of the People and Events That Shaped America from Reconstruction to the Late 20th Century

by RUBIN RICHARD

• ISBN13: 9781596872127
• ISBN10: 1596872128
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-05-01
• Publisher: Natl Book Network

Summary

Here is the exciting account of how the United States, reeling from a devastating civil war, built itself into the richest, most powerful, and most influential nation in the world. It is the story of heroes and geniuses, rogues and renegades, of proud moments and shameful times, of invention, achievement, and success beyond imagination. It's a story rich with the facts you knew growing up and are at the tip of your tongue today-if only you could remember them!

Table of Contents

Introduction
The Old Century	p. 1
Oh, Where Do We Begin?	p. 1
It's 1881. Duck!	p. 8
OK, Now, Back to Russia	p. 11
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch ...	p. 16
Oligarchs and Organizers	p. 18
"A Splendid Little War"	p. 23
A Whole Lot of Brain Power	p. 30
The New Century	p. 35
A Bit of Controversy	p. 35
Yes, Buffalo of All Places	p. 36
Bully for the Little Man	p. 40
Busting Those Trusts (and Vice Versa)	p. 43
Not to be Confused with Anti-Gressives	p. 49
Big Man Big Tub	p. 55
1912: One Wild Election	p. 58
A Presbyterian Professor Predestined for the White House	p. 59
Not Your Typical First Term	p. 61
A New Way of Getting Around	p. 64
World War I	p. 69
Now, Wait a Minute ...	p. 69
A German Public Relations Disaster	p. 69
Next Time, Use a Secured Line	p. 71
Over Where?	p. 73
Who's in Charge Here, Anyway?	p. 75
Pay up, Slacker	p. 78
And While You're at It, Tighten That Belt	p. 79
What about Fridays	p. 80
Uh, It's Actually a Dutch Name	p. 81
Meanwhile, Back at the Front ...	p. 82
Eleven: The Magic Number	p. 85
Fourteen is Not the Magic Number	p. 88
The Twenties	p. 91
Hmmm ...	p. 91
1919: A Bad Time to Be a Progressive Alcoholic ...	p. 92
... But a Good Time to Be a Politically Minded Woman	p. 93
Try Returning to the Dictionary, While You're at It	p. 95
This You Call Normalcy?	p. 97
The Teapot Dome Scandal-Even More Bizarre Than Its Name	p. 101
Good Timing (Part I)	p. 103
Silent (Sleeping) Cal	p. 104
The Business of America	p. 106
Shut That Golden Door	p. 109
Good Timing (Part II)	p. 111
Sleeping or Jumping?	p. 111
The Thirties	p. 117
Cheer Up	p. 117
Hey, Buddy, I'm Starving Here	p. 118
Just When You Thought It Couldn't Get Any Worse ...	p. 123
Making the World Safe for Democracy ... and $5000	p. 125
An Aristocrat for Hard Times	p. 127
One Hundred Days of New Dealin' Fun	p. 129
Putting Your Trust in Brains (or Vice Versa)	p. 133
Whoops! Forgot about that Third Branch of Government	p. 134
Hard Times, Bad Signs	p. 136
The Forties	p. 139
It Was the Worst of Times, It Was the Worst of Times	p. 139
America First, Last, and Only	p. 140
Lend-Lease-Whatever, They're All Yours	p. 143
Infamy, and Then Some	p. 145
More Bad News	p. 149
Infamy, American-style	p. 150
The Turning Point	p. 152
Meanwhile, on the Other Side of the World	p. 156
Death of a Titan	p. 160
President Who?	p. 164
Yes, It Really Was a Secret Weapon	p. 166
Well, So Much for the Depression	p. 168
Sounds Like a Plan to Me	p. 172
An Incumbent Underdog	p. 175
The Rest of the Story	p. 179
Uh, Before You Hang Up That Uniform	p. 179
Part I the Cold War	p. 180
Brrrrrr ... Is There a Draft in Here?	p. 180
The More Things Change ...	p. 184
Cold War, Hot Air	p. 186
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