American Realities : Historical Episodes from Reconstruction to the Present, Volume 2
ISBN: 9780205764136 | 0205764134
Edition: 8thFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Pearson
Pub. Date: 2/23/2010
Why Rent from Knetbooks?
Because Knetbooks knows college students. Our rental program is designed to save you time and money. Whether you need a textbook for a semester, quarter or even a summer session, we have an option for you. Simply select a rental period, enter your information and your book will be on its way!
Top 5 reasons to order all your textbooks from Knetbooks:
- We have the lowest prices on thousands of popular textbooks
- Free shipping both ways on ALL orders
- Most orders ship within 48 hours
- Need your book longer than expected? Extending your rental is simple
- Our customer support team is always here to help
Designed as a secondary source reader for introductory-level survey courses in American History. American Realities:Historical Episodes from Reconstruction to the Present, Volume 2, 8/e, a best-selling collection of secondary sources, integrates the lives of Americans with their respective time periods, and depicts a diverse American experience that challenges the preconceived notions of students. This edition includes new scholarship and revised writing in existing chapters. The clarity of the author's unique, anecdotal writing style successfu... MORE
From Reconstruction to the Present
Preface
1. The "Taming" of the West
Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce War
2. Beyond Emancipation
Booker T. Washington and the Atlanta Compromise
3. The New Industri... MORE
The Rise of Andrew Carnegie
4. The Birth of Environmentalism
John Muir and the American Wilderness
5. New Immigrants
Russian Jews in the United States
6. Expanding American Democracy
The Woman Suffrage Victory
7. American Volunteers in World War I
The Lafayette Escadrille
8. Modernity Versus Tradition
The Scopes Trial and the American Character
9. The New Deal
Eleanor Roosevelt and the Politics of Compassion
10. Total War
The Bombing of Hiroshima
11. The Cold War at Home
Joseph McCarthy and Anticommunism
12. The Civil Rights Movement
Martin Luther King Jr. and the Road to Birmingham
13. Turmoil on the Campuses
Berkeley in the Sixties
14. The New Age of Technology
Steve Jobs and Apple
15. America and the Cold War
Colin Powell’s Career from Vietnam to the Persian Gulf
J. William T. Youngs, award-winning historian and editor of Pacific Northwest Forum, has been teaching American history at Eastern Washington University since 1972. He has also written many book reviews for the Seattle Times and is the author of Eleanor Roosevelt: A Personal and Public Life.
