9780321164384

Clashes of Wills is a collection of essays that explore the great confrontations of the United States since 1877, looking at eleven areas of controversy that are part of today's news, but whose sources lie in the past. By focusing on well-known people who represent these issues, the book creates stories that are selective, focused, and coherent, to paint a portrait of the United States in the past century and a half.

Preface

v

1 I NEVER DO WRONG WITHOUT A CAUSE

Geronimo, George Crook, Nelson A. Miles, and the Ownership of America

1

(26)

2 A DANCE OF SKELETONS BATHED IN HUMAN TEARS

George Pullman, Eugene Debs, and the Railway Strike of 1894

27

(24)

3 CAST DOWN YOUR BUCKET WHERE YOU ARE

Booker T Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois, and Equal Rights for Blacks

51

(22)

4 DAMN-DAM-DAMNATION

John Muir, Theodore Roosevelt, and the Environment

73

(24)

5 THE WORLD MUST BE MADE SAFE FOR DEMOCRACY

Woodrow Wilson, Henry Cabot Lodge, and America's Place Among Nations

97

(32)

6 ILL-HOUSED, ILL-CLAD, ILL-NOURISHED

Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and the Welfare State

129

(28)

7 ALL THE EVIL OF THE TIMES

J. Robert Oppenheimer, Edward Teller, and the Bombs

157

(28)

8 NO SUBSTITUTE FOR VICTORY

Harry S. Truman, Douglas MacArthur, and the Korean War

185

(26)

9 WHAT IN THE NAME OF GOD HAVE WE COME TO?

Richard M. Nixon, Daniel Ellsberg, and the Pentagon Papers

211

(28)

10 MEN ARE NOT THE ENEMY

Betty Friedan, Phyllis Schlafly, and the Equal Rights Amendment

239

(26)

11 RACE UNFORTUNATELY STILL MATTERS

Sandra Day O'Connor, Clarence Thomas, and Affirmative Action

265

(24)

Conclusion

289

(2)

Index

291

What is included with this book?

The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

Clashes of Will Great Confrontations That Have Shaped Modern America

Clashes of Will Great Confrontations That Have Shaped Modern America

0321164385

Summary

Table of Contents

Supplemental Materials

Write a Review