Short History of the American Nation, A, Volume II: Since 1865

by Garraty, John A.; Carnes, Mark C.

• ISBN13: 9780321071026
• ISBN10: 0321071026
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-01-01
• Publisher: Longman

Summary

Long respected for its lush narrative and balanced coverage, A Short History of The American Nation uses political history as the framework for an engaging discussion of social, economic, and cultural developments in this country. Numerous anecdotes, new biographical portraits (new American Lives essays), and extensive quotations help give students a closer view of the major figures and events on the American historical stage. Mark Carnes joins John Garraty in preparing the Eighth Edition of A Short History of The American Nation. Selected by Garraty, Mark Carnes' scholarly specialization in cultural and social issues, especially gender, complements Garraty's specialty in politics and the economy. In the new edition of this bestseller, every chapter has been reviewed and updated with a substantially rewritten Chapter 1, a new, final Chapter 33, "Crimes and Misdemeanors," and reorganized Chapters 29 - 32. New material on women has been added throughout the book. The new, four-color format of the Eighth Edition enhances the value of the map program. Many more photographs have been added, making the book more visually compelling and accessible. New captions emphasize how illustrations interpret the past.

Table of Contents

Contents in Full	iv
Maps and Graphs	xiii
To Our Readers	xiv
Preface	xv
Reconstruction and the South	374	(22)
In the Wake of War	396	(26)
An Industrial Giant	422	(22)
American Society in the Industrial Age	444	(22)
Intellectual and Cultural Trends Toward the End of the Century	466	(21)
Politics: Local, State, and National	487	(18)
The Age of Reform	505	(31)
From Isolation to Empire	536	(23)
Woodrow Wilson and the Great War	559	(28)
Postwar Society and Culture: Change and Adjustment	587	(24)
The New Era: 1921--1933	611	(22)
The New Deal: 1933--1941	633	(28)
War and Peace	661	(23)
The American Century	684	(31)
From Camelot to Watergate	715	(33)
Society in Flux	748	(25)
Running on Empty: The Nation Transformed	773	(27)
Crimes and Misdemeanors	800
The Declaration of Independence	A1
The Constitution of the United States	A3
Picture Credits	C1
Index	I1