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This title in other editionsThe American Promise: A History of the United Statesby James L. Roark
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:The American Promise is more teachable and memorable than any other U.S. survey text. The balanced narrative braids together political and social history so that students can discern overarching trends as well as individual stories. The voices of hundreds of Americans — from Presidents to pipefitters and sharecroppers to suffragettes — animate the past and make concepts memorable. The past comes alive for students through dynamic special features and a stunning and distinctive visual program. Over 775 contemporaneous illustrations — more than any competing text — draw students into the text, and more than 180 full-color maps increase students geographic literacy. A rich array of special features complements the narrative, offering more points of departure for assignments and discussion. Longstanding favorites include Documenting the American Promise, Historical Questions, The Promise of Technology, and Beyond Americas Borders. About the AuthorJAMES L. ROARK (Ph.D., Stanford University) is the Samuel Chandler Dobbs Professor of History at Emory University. He has written or edited four books, including, with Michael P. Johnson, Black Masters: A Free Family of Color in the Old South (1984). MICHAEL P. JOHNSON(Ph.D., Stanford University) is a professor of history at the Johns Hopkins University. He has written or edited six books, including No Chariot Let Down: Charlestons Free People of Color on the Eve of the Civil War (1984) and Reading the American Past. PATRICIA CLINE COHEN (Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley) is professor of history at the University of California at Santa Barbara. She has written three books including The Murder of Helen Jewett: The Life and Death of a Prostitute in Nineteenth-Century New York (1998). SARAH STAGE (Ph.D., Yale University) is professor of womens studies at Arizona State University West. She has written three books, including Rethinking Women and Home Economics in the Twentieth Century (1997). ALAN LAWSON (Ph.D., University of Michigan) is professor of history at Boston College. He has written or edited three books, including From Revolution to Republic (1976). SUSAN M. HARTMANN (Ph.D., University of Missouri) is professor of history at The Ohio State University. She has written five books, including The Other Feminists: Activists in the Liberal Establishments (1998). Table of ContentsBrief Table of Contents Chapter 1 Ancient America: Before 1492 Chapter 2 Europeans Encounter the New World, 1492–1600 Chapter 3 The Southern Colonies in the Seventeenth Century, 1601–1700 Chapter 4 The Northern Colonies in the Seventeenth Century, 1601–1700 Chapter 5 Colonial America in the Eighteenth Century, 1701–1770 Chapter 6 The British Empire and the Colonial Crisis, 1754–1775 Chapter 7 The War for America, 1775–1783 Chapter 8 Building a Republic, 1775–1789 Chapter 9 The New Nation Takes Form, 1789–1800 Chapter 10 Republicans in Power, 1800–1824 Chapter 11 The Expanding Republic, 1815–1840 Chapter 12 The New West and Free North, 1840–1860 Chapter 13 The Slave South, 1820–1860 Chapter 14 The House Divided, 1846–1861 Chapter 15 The Crucible of War, 1861–1865 Chapter 16 Reconstruction, 1863–1877 Chapter 17 The Contested West, 1870–1900 Chapter 18 Business and Politics in the Gilded Age, 1870–1895 Chapter 19 The City and Its Workers, 1870–1900 Chapter 20 Dissent, Depression, and War, 1890–1900 Chapter 21 Progressivism from the Grass Roots to the White House, 1890–1916 Chapter 22 World War I: The Progressive Crusade at Home and Abroad, 1914–1920 Chapter 23 From New Era to Great Depression, 1920–1932 Chapter 24 The New Deal Experiment, 1932–1939 Chapter 25 The United States and the Second World War, 1939–1945 Chapter 26 Cold War Politics in the Truman Years, 1945–1953 Chapter 27 The Politics and Culture of Abundance, 1952–1960 Chapter 28 Reform, Rebellion, and Reaction, 1960–1974 Chapter 29 Vietnam and the Limits of Power, 1961–1975 Chapter 30 America Moves to the Right, 1969–1989 Chapter 31 The End of the Cold War and the Challenges of Globalization, Since 1989 Complete Table of Contents N.B. Each chapter ends with a selected Bibliography and Reviewing the Chapter sections.
1. Ancient America: Before 1492 OPENING VIGNETTE: Archaeological discovery proves that humans have inhabited America for more than 10,000 years Archaeology and History The First Americans BEYOND AMERICAS BORDERS: Natures Immigrants HISTORICAL QUESTION: Who Were the First Americans? Archaic Hunters and Gatherers Agricultural Settlements and Chiefdoms Native Americans in the 1490s THE PROMISE OF TECHNOLOGY: Ancient American Weaving The Mexica: A Meso-American Culture Conclusion: The World of Ancient Americans 2. Europeans Encounter the New World, 1492–1600 OPENING VIGNETTE: Queen Isabella of Spain supports Christopher Columbus risky plan to sail west across the Atlantic Europe in the Age of Exploration A Surprising New World in the Western Atlantic Spanish Exploration and Conquest HISTORICAL QUESTION: Why Did CortŽs Win? DOCUMENTING THE AMERICAN PROMISE: Justifying Conquest SEEKING THE AMERICAN PROMISE: Spreading Christianity in New Spain The New World and Sixteenth-Century Europe Conclusion: The Promise of the New World for Europeans 3. The Southern Colonies in the Seventeenth Century, 1601–1700 OPENING VIGNETTE: Pocahontas ÒrescuesÓ John Smith An English Colony on the Chesapeake A Tobacco Society Tobacco Agriculture BEYOND AMERICAS BORDERS: American Tobacco and European Consumers DOCUMENTING THE AMERICAN PROMISE: Virginia Laws Governing Servants and Slaves The Evolution of Chesapeake Society HISTORICAL QUESTION: Why Did English Colonists Consider Themselves Superior to Indians and Africans? Religion and Revolt in the Spanish Borderland Toward a Slave Labor System GLOBAL COMPARISON: Migration to the New World from Europe and Africa, 1492–1700 Conclusion: The Growth of English Colonies Based on Export Crops and Slave Labor 4. The Northern Colonies in the Seventeenth Century, 1601–1700 OPENING VIGNETTE: Roger Williams is banished from Puritan Massachusetts Puritan Origins: The English Reformation Puritans and the Settlement of New England DOCUMENTING THE AMERICAN PROMISE: King Philip Considers Christianity The Evolution of New England Society HISTORICAL QUESTION: Why Were Some New Englanders Accused of Being Witches? The Founding of the Middle Colonies The Colonies and the English Empire BEYOND AMERICAS BORDERS: New France and the Indians: The British Colonies Northern Borderlands Conclusion: An English Model of Colonization in North America 5. Colonial America in the Eighteenth Century, 1701–1770 OPENING VIGNETTE: The Robin Johns experience horrific turns of fortune in the Atlantic slave trade A Growing Population and Expanding Economy in British North America New England: From Puritan Settlers to Yankee Traders SEEKING THE AMERICAN PROMISE: A Sailors Life in the Eighteenth–Century Atlantic World The Middle Colonies: Immigrants, Wheat, and Work The Southern Colonies: Land of Slavery Unifying Experiences THE PROMISE OF TECHNOLOGY: Newspapers: ÒThe Spring of KnowledgeÓ GLOBAL COMPARISON: Large Warships in European Navies, 1660–1760 DOCUMENTING THE AMERICAN PROMISE: Missionaries Report on California Missions Conclusion: The Dual Identity of British North American Colonists 6. The British Empire and the Colonial Crisis, 1754–1775 OPENING VIGNETTE: Loyalist governor Thomas Hutchinson stands his ground in radical Massachusetts The Seven Years War, 1754–1763 HISTORICAL QUESTION: How Long Did the Seven Years War Last in Indian Country? The Sugar and Stamp Acts, 1763–1765 SEEKING THE AMERICAN PROMISE: Pursuing Liberty, Protesting Tyranny The Townshend Acts and Economic Retaliation, 1767–1770 The Tea Party and the Coercive Acts, 1770–1774 DOCUMENTING THE AMERICAN PROMISE: How News of the Powder Alarm Traveled Domestic Insurrections, 1774–1775 Conclusion: How Far Does Liberty Go? 7. The War for America, 1775–1783 OPENING VIGNETTE: Deborah Sampson masquerades as a man to join the Continental army The Second Continental Congress THE PROMISE OF TECHNOLOGY: Arming the Soldiers: Muskets and Rifles The First Year of War, 1775–1776 GLOBAL COMPARISON: How Tall Were Eighteenth–Century Men on Average? What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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