The making of America : the history of the United States from 1492 to the present / Robert D. Johnston ; with a foreword by Douglas Brinkley.
Title:
The making of America : the history of the United States from 1492 to the present / Robert D. Johnston ; with a foreword by Douglas Brinkley.
ISBN:
9781426306631
9781426306655
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2010]
©2010
Physical Description:
240 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 28 cm
Contents:
Settling America : a new world from many old worlds, beginnings to 1763 -- A revolutionary age : birth of a nation, 1763-1789 -- The new republic : a country on the move, 1789-1848 -- A new birth of freedom : Civil War and Reconstruction, 1848-1877 -- Industry and empire : life in the Gilded Age, 1876-1900 -- Progressivism and the New Deal : the growth of government, 1900-1941 -- War, prosperity, and social change : life in the Nuclear Age, 1941-1968 -- The age of conservatism : triumphs, tragedies & new challenges, 1969 to the present.
Summary:
Discusses each major era in the history of the United States and includes biographies of key people, summaries of social movements and issues, time lines, historic documents and speeches, and a guide to historic sites.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 9.5 10.0 86916.
Geographic Term:
OCLC Number:
ocn476808958
Availability:
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