Synopses & Reviews
This concise, trade-like survey text is known for Alan Brinkleys clear narrative voice, impeccable scholarship, and reliability at a low price. New to this edition is increased coverage of the history of science and technology and popular and cultural history. Each chapter now includes a new and pedagogically useful summary conclusion. The annotated lists of Suggested Readings are now found at the end of each chapter to provide a more accessible resource for students. Also, every copy of the book will be shrinkwrapped with a free, handy study reference card!
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: The Meeting of Cultures Chapter 2: The English Transplantations Chapter 3: Society and Culture in Provincial America Chapter 4: The Empire Under Strain Chapter 5: The American Revolution Chapter 6: The Constitution and the New Republic Chapter 7: The Jeffersonian Era Chapter 8: Varieties of American Nationalism Chapter 9: Jacksonian America Chapter 10: Americas Economic Revolution Chapter 11: Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South Chapter 12: Antebellum Culture and Reform Chapter 13: The Impending Crisis Chapter 14: The Civil War Chapter 15: Reconstruction and the New South Chapter 16: The Conquest of the Far West Chapter 17: Industrial Supremacy Chapter 18: The Age of the City Chapter 19: From Stalemate to Crisis Chapter 20: The Imperial Republic Chapter 21: The Rise of Progressivism Chapter 22: The Battle for National Reform Chapter 23: America and the Great War Chapter 24: The New Era Chapter 25: The Great Depression Chapter 26: The New Deal (and more...)