| Description |
This trade-like survey text is known for Alan Brinkley?s clear narrative voice, impeccable scholarship, and reliability, all at a low price. It offers a careful examination of American political and diplomatic history, while also exploring the other areas of the American past that are of interest to scholars and students alike. The balanced picture that emerges connects the newer histories of society and culture with the more traditional stories of politics, diplomacy, and great public events. The fourth edition features a completely new four-color design and expanded illustration and mapping program, as well as new "America in the World" features and more! |
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| Table of Contents |
Chapter 1: The Meeting of Cultures ~ America Before Columbus ~ Europe Looks Westward ~ The Arrival of the English Conclusion For Further Reference Debating the Past: The American Population Before Columbus America in the World: The Atlantic Context of Early American History Chapter 2: Transplantations and Borderlands ~ The Early Chesapeake ~ Caribbean Colonization ~ The Growth of New England ~ The Restoration Colonies ~ The Development of Empire Conclusion For Further Reference Chapter 3: Society and Culture in Provincial America ~ The Colonial Population ~ The Colonial Economies ~ Patterns of Society ~ Awakenings and Enlightenments Conclusion For Further Reference Debating the Past: The Origins of Slavery Chapter 4: The Empire in Transition ~ Loosening Ties ~ The Struggle for the Continent ~ The New Imperialism ~ Stirrings of Revolt ~ Cooperation and War Conclusion For Further Reference Chapter 5: The American Revolution ~ The States United ~ The War for Independence ~ War and Society ~ The Search for a National Government Conclusion For Further Reference Debating the Past: The American Revolution America in the World: The Age of Revolutions Chapter 6: The Constitution and the New Republic ~ Farming a New Government ~ Adoption and Adaptation ~ Federalists and Republicans ~ Establishing National Sovereignty ~ The Downfall of the Federalists Conclusion For Further Reference Chapter 7: The Jeffersonian Era ~ The Rise of Cultural Nationalism ~ Stirrings of Industrialism ~ Jefferson the President ~ Doubling the National Domain ~ Expansion and War ~ The War of 1812 Conclusion For Further Reference America in the World: The Global Industrial Revolution Chapter 8: Varieties of American Nationalism ~ Stabilizing Economic Growth ~ Expanding Westward ~ The "Era of Good Feelings" ~ Sectionalism and Nationalism ~ The Revival of Opposition Conclusion For Further Reference Chapter 9: Jacksonian America ~ The Rise of Mass Politics ~ "Our Federal Union" ~ The Removal of the Indians ~ Jackson and the Bank War ~ The Emergence of the Second Party System ~ Politics After Jackson Conclusion For Further Reference Debating the Past: Jacksonian Democracy Chapter 10: America?s Economic Revolution ~ The Changing American Population ~ Transportation and Communications Revolutions ~ Commerce and Industry ~ Men and Women at Work ~ Patterns of Society ~ The Agricultural North Conclusion For Further Reference Chapter 11: Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South ~ The Cotton Economy ~ Southern White Society ~ The "Peculiar Institution" ~ The Culture of Slavery Conclusion For Further Reference Debating the Past: The Character of Slavery Chapter 12: Antebellum Culture and Reform ~ The Romantic Impulse ~ Remaking Society ~ The Crusade Against Slavery Conclusion For Further Reference America in the World: The Abolition of Slavery Chapter 13: The Impending Crisis ~ Looking Westward ~ Expansion and War ~ The Sectional Debate ~ The Crisis of the 1850s Conclusion For Further Reference Chapter 14: The Civil War ~ The Secession Crisis ~ The Mobilization of the North ~ The Mobilization of the South ~ Strategy and Diplomacy ~ Campaigns and Battles Conclusion For Further Reference Debating the Past: The Causes of the Civil War America in the World: The Consolidation of Nations Chapter 15: Reconstruction and the New South ~ The Problems of Peacemaking ~ Radical Reconstruction ~ The South in Reconstruction ~ The Grant Administration ~ The Abandonment of Reconstruction ~ The New South Conclusion For Further Reference Debating the Past: Reconstruction |
| Supplements |
ISBN: 0072490594 Author(s): DAVIDSON ISBN: 0072431024 Author(s): MCGRAW-HILL ISBN: 0072818441 Author(s): BENTLEY ISBN: 007284695X Author(s): BRINKLEY ISBN: 0072877251 Author(s): BRINKLEY ISBN: 0072870826 Author(s): BRINKLEY ISBN: 0072870842 Author(s): BRINKLEY ISBN: 0072500654 Author(s): DAVIDSON ISBN: 0072997184 Author(s): DAVIDSON ISBN: 007299732X Author(s): DAVIDSON ISBN: 0072548231 Author(s): MADDOX ISBN: 0072846925 Author(s): BRINKLEY ISBN: 0072846941 Author(s): BRINKLEY ISBN: 0072417528 Author(s): WALLER |
