U. S. History for Dummies
ISBN: 9780470436394 | 0470436395
Edition: 2ndFormat: Paperback
Publisher: For Dummies
Pub. Date: 6/2/2009
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Now revised - the easy-to-understand guide to the story of AmericaWant to better understand U.S. History? This friendly book serves as your tour guide through the important events of America's past and present, introducing you to the people who helped to shape history. From pre-Columbus to the American Revolution, from Watergate to Iraq to Barack Obama, you'll discover fascinating details that you won't find in dry history texts!They're coming to America - explore early civilizations, meet Native Americans, and see how the development of the En... MORE
| Introduction | |
| Getting There, Getting Settled, and Getting Free | |
| America: A Short Biography | |
| Native Americans and Explorers: 12,000 BC(?)-1607 | |
| Pilgrims | |
| Progress: The English Colonies, 1607-1700 | |
| You Say You Want a Revolution. . .: 1700-1775 | |
| Yankee Doodlin: 1775-1783 | |
| Blueprints and Birth Pains: 1783-1800 | |
| G... MORE | |
| Long Tom" and One Weird War: 1800-1815 | |
| Pulling Together to Keep from Falling Apart: 1815-1844 | |
| War, Gold, and a Gathering Storm: 1845-1860 | |
| A Most Uncivil War: 1861-1865 | |
| Putting the Country Back Together: 1865-1876 | |
| Coming of Age | |
| Growing Up: 1876-1898 | |
| Growing into the 20th Century: 1899-1918 | |
| Gin, Jazz, and Lucky Lindy: 1919-1929 | |
| Uncle Sams Depressed: 1930-1940 | |
| The World at War: 1941-1945 | |
| America in Adulthood | |
| TV, Elvis, and Reds under the Bed: 1946-1960 | |
| Camelot to Watergate: 1961-1974 | |
| Hold the Malaise, or, Ayatollah So: 1975-1992 | |
| No Sex, Please, Im the President: 1993-1999 | |
| Its A Small World, After All: Entering the 21st Century | |
| The Part of Tens | |
| Ten American Inventions that Changed Life as We Know It | |
| Ten Events that Defi ned American Culture | |
| Ten Events in U.S. History They Keep Making into Movies | |
| Appendixes | |
| The Bill of Rights: Amendments 1-10 of the Constitution | |
| The Declaration of Independence | |
| Index | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
Steve Wiegand is an award-winning political journalist and history writer. He currently writes a thrice-weekly political column for the Sacramento Bee.
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