Visions of America, Combined Volume: A History of the United States
Autor Jennifer D. Keene, Saul Cornell, Edward T. O'Donnellen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 dec 2011
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780205092666
ISBN-10: 0205092667
Pagini: 1008
Dimensiuni: 216 x 274 x 33 mm
Greutate: 1.88 kg
Ediția:2
Editura: Prentice Hall
ISBN-10: 0205092667
Pagini: 1008
Dimensiuni: 216 x 274 x 33 mm
Greutate: 1.88 kg
Ediția:2
Editura: Prentice Hall
Notă biografică
Jennifer D. Keene is a Professor of History and chair of the History Department at Chapman University in Orange, California. Dr. Keene has published three books on the American involvement in the First World War: Doughboys, the Great War and the Remaking of America (2001); The United States and the First World War (2000); and World War I: The American Soldier Experience (2011). She has received numerous fellowships for her research, including a Mellon Fellowship, a National Research Council Postdoctoral Award, and Fulbright Senior Scholar Awards to Australia and France. Her articles have appeared in the Annales de Demographie Historique, Peace & Change, Intelligence and National Security, and Military Psychology. Dr. Keene served as an associate editor for the Encyclopedia of War and American Society (2005), which won the Society of Military History's prize for best reference book. She works closely with the Gilder-Lehrman Institute, offering Teaching American History workshops for secondary school teachers throughout the country. Saul Cornell is the Paul and Diane Guenther Chair in American History at Fordham University in New York. Professor Cornell has also taught at the Ohio State University, the College of William and Mary, Leiden University in the Netherlands, and has been a visiting scholar at Yale Law School. He is the author of A Well Regulated Militia: The Founding Fathers and the Origins of Gun Control (Langum Prize in Legal History) and The Other Founders: Anti-Federalism and the Dissenting Tradition in America, 1788-1828 (Society of the Cincinnati Book Prize), both of which were nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. His articles have appeared in the Journal of American History, the William and Mary Quarterly, American Studies, Law and History Review, and dozens of leading law reviews. His work has been cited by the U.S. Supreme Court and several state Supreme Courts. He lectures widely on topics in legal and constitutional history and the use of visual materials to teach American history. Edward T. O'Donnell is an Associate Professor of History at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. He taught previously at Hunter College, City University of New York. He is the author of Ship Ablaze: The Tragedy of the Steamboat General Slocum (Random House, 2003) and the forthcoming Talisman of a Lost Hope: Henry George and Gilded Age America (Columbia University Press). His articles have appeared in The Journal of Urban History, The Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era, and The Public Historian. He is also very active in the field of public history, curating exhibits and consulting at institutions such as the Lower East Side Tenement Museum and the New York Historical Society. Since 2002, he has worked with more than fifty Teaching American History grant programs across the country, offering lectures and workshops for middle and high school teachers.
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Found in this section: 1. Brief Table of Contents 2. Full Table of Contents 1. BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 People in Motion: The Atlantic World to 1590 Chapter 2 Models of Settlement: English Colonial Societies, 1590-1710 Chapter 3 Growth, Slavery, and Conflict: Colonial America, 1710-1763 Chapter 4 Revolutionary America: Change and Transformation, 1764-1783 Chapter 5 A Virtuous Republic: Creating a Workable Government, 1783-1789 Chapter 6 The New Republic: An Age of Political Passion, 1789-1800 Chapter 7 Jeffersonian America: An Expanding Empire of Liberty, 1800-1824 Chapter 8 Democrats and Whigs: Democracy and American Culture, 1820-1840 Chapter 9 Workers, Farmers, and Slaves: The Transformation of the American Economy, 1815-1848 Chapter 10 Revivalism, Reform, and Artistic Renaissance, 1820-1850: Chapter 11 "To Overspread the Continent": Westward Expansion and Political Conflict, 1840-1848 Chapter 12 Slavery and Sectionalism: The Political Crisis of 1848-1861 Chapter 13 A Nation Torn Apart: The Civil War, 1861-1865 Chapter 14 Now That We Are Free: Reconstruction and the New South, 1863-1890 Chapter 15 Conflict and Conquest: The Transformation of the West, 1860-1900 Chapter 16 Wonder and Woe: The Rise of Industrial America, 1865-1900 Chapter 17 Becoming a Modern Society: America in the Gilded Age, 1877-1900 Chapter 18 Creating a Democratic Paradise: The Progressive Era, 1895 -1915 Chapter 19 Imperial America: The United States in the World, 1890-1914 Chapter 20 The Great War: World War I, 1914-1918 Chapter 21 A Turbulent Decade: The Twenties Chapter 22 A New Deal for America: The Great Depression, 1929-1940 Chapter 23 World War II: Fighting the Good War, 1939-1945 Chapter 24 A Divided World: The Early Cold World, 1945-1963 Chapter 25 In a Land of Plenty: Contentment and Discord, 1945-1960 Chapter 26 A Nation Divided: The Vietnam War, 1945-1975 Chapter 27 A Decade of Discord: The Challenge of the Sixties Chapter 28 Righting a Nation Adrift: America in the 1970s and 1980s Chapter 29 Building a New World Order: The United States, 1989-2009 2. FULL TABLE OF CONTENTS Maps Charts, Graphs, and Tables Envisioning Evidence Images as History Competing Visions Choices and Consequences About the Authors Supplements for Instructors and Students Chapter 1: People in Motion:The Atlantic World to 1590 The First Americans European Civilization in Turmoil Competing Visions European and Huron Views of Nature Columbus and the Columbian Exchange West African Worlds Choices and Consequences Benin, Portugal, and the International Slave Trade European Colonization of the Atlantic World Images as History Marketing the New World: Theodore De Bry's Engravings of the Americas Chapter Review Chapter 2: Models of Settlement:English Colonial Societies, 1590-1710 The Chesapeake Colonies Choices and Consequences The Ordeal of Pocahontas New England Images as History Corruption versus Piety Envisioning Evidence Patterns of Settlement in New England and the Chesapeake Compared Competing Visions Antinomianism or Toleration: The Puritan Dilemma The Caribbean Colonies The Restoration Era and the Proprietary Colonies The Crises of the Late Seventeenth Century The Whig Ideal and the Emergence of Political Stability Chapter Review Chapter 3: Growth, Slavery, and Conflict:Colonial America, 1710-1763 Culture and Society in the Eighteenth Century Images as History A Portrait of Colonial Aspirations Enlightenment and Awakenings African Americans in the Colonial Era Envisioning Evidence The Eighteenth-Century Atlantic Slave Trade Immigration, Regional Economies, and Inequality War and the Contest over Empire Competing Visions Sir William Johnson and the Iroquois: Indian Visions versus British Arms Choices and Consequences Quakers, Pacifism, and the Paxton Uprising Chapter Review Chapter 4: Revolutionary America: Change and Transformation, 1764-1783 Tightening the Reins of Empire Envisioning Evidence A Comparison of the Annual Per Capita Tax Rates in Britain and the Colonies in 1765 Patriots versus Loyalists Images as History Trumbull's The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker Hill Choices and Consequences A Loyalist Wife's Dilemma America at War The Radicalism of the American Revolution Competing Visions Remember the Ladies Chapter Review Chapter 5: A Virtuous Republic:Creating a Workable Government, 1783-1789 Republicanism and the Politics of Virtue Images as History Women's Roles: Tradition and Change Life under the Articles of Confederation The Movement for Constitutional Reform The Great Debate Competing Visions Brutus and the Publius Debate the Nature of Republicanism Choices and Consequences To Ratify or Not Chapter Review Chapter 6: The New Republic: An Age of Political Passion, 1789-1800 Launching the New Government Hamilton's Ambitious Program Partisanship without Parties Conflicts at Home and Abroad Competing Visions Jefferson's and Hamilton's Reactions to the French Revolution Choices and Consequences Washington's Decision to Crush the Whiskey Rebellion Cultural Politics in a Passionate Age Images as History Liberty Displaying the Arts and Sciences The Stormy Presidency of John Adams Chapter Review Chapter 7: Jeffersonian America:An Expanding Empire of Liberty, 1800-1824 Politics in Jeffersonian America Envisioning Evidence The World of Slavery at Monticello An Expanding Empire of Liberty Choices and Consequences John Marshall's Predicament Images as History Samuel Morse's House of Representatives and the National Republican Vision Dissension at Home America Confronts a World at War Competing Visions War Hawks and Their Critics The Republic Reborn: Consequences of the War of 1812 Crisis and the Collapse of the National Republican Consensus Chapter Review Chapter 8: Democrats and Whigs:Democracy and American Culture, 1820-1840 Democracy in America Competing Visions Should White Men Without Property Have the Vote? Andrew Jackson and His Age White Man's Democracy Choices and Consequences Acquiesce or Resist? The Cherokee Dilemma Democrats, Whigs, and the Second Party System Images as History King Andrew and the Downfall of Mother Bank Playing the Democrats' Game: Whigs in the Election of 1840 Chapter Review Chapter 9: Workers, Farmers, and Slaves:The Transformation of the American Economy, 1815-1848 The Market Revolution Images as History Nature, Technology, and the Railroad: George Inness's Lackawanna Valley (1855) The Spread of Industrialization Competing Visions The Lowell Strike of 1834 The Changing Urban Landscape Envisioning Evidence The Economics and Geography of Vice in Mid-Nineteenth Century New York Southern Society Life and Labor under Slavery Choices and Consequences Conscience or Duty? Judge Ruffin's Quandary Chapter Review Chapter 10: Revivalism, Reform, and Artistic Renaissance, 1820-1850 Revivalism and Reform Abolitionism and the Proslavery Response Images as History The Greek Slave The Cult of True Womanhood, Reform, and Women's Rights Religious and Secular Utopianism Competing Visions Reactions to Shaker Gender Roles Choices and Consequences Mary Cragin's Experiment in Free Love at Oneida Literature and Popular Culture Nature's Nation Chapter Review Chapter 11: "To Overspread the Continent":Westward Expansion and Political Conflict, 1840-1848 Manifest Destiny and Changing Visions of the West Images as History George Catlin and Mah-To-Toh-Pa: Representing Indians for an American Audience American Expansionism into the Southwest The Mexican War and Its Consequences Choices and Consequences Henry David Thoreau and Civil Disobedience The Wilmot Proviso and the Realignment of American Politics Competing Visions Slavery and the Election of 1848 Chapter Review Chapter 12: Slavery and Sectionalism:The Political Crisis of 1848-1861 The Slavery Question in the Territories Choices and Consequences Resisting the Fugitive Slave Act Political Realignment Images as History The "Foreign Menace" Two Societies Envisioning Evidence The Rise of King Cotton A House Divided Competing Visions Secession or Union? Chapter Review Chapter 13: A Nation Torn Apart:The Civil War, 1861-1865 Mobilization, Strategy, and Diplomacy The Early Campaigns, 1861-1863 Images as History Who Freed the Slaves? Behind the Lines Competing Visions Civil Liberties in a Civil War Toward Union Victory Choices and Consequences Equal Peril, Unequal Pay Envisioning Evidence Human Resources in the Armies of the Civil War Chapter Review Chapter 14: Now That We Are Free:Reconstruction and the New South, 1863-1890 Preparing for Reconstruction The Fruits of Freedom The Struggle to Define Reconstruction Competing Visions Demanding Rights, Protecting Privilege Implementing Reconstruction Reconstruction Abandoned Images as History Political Cartoons Reflect the Shift in Public Opinion The New South Choices and Consequences Sanctioning Separation Chapter Review Chapter 15: Conflict and Conquest:The Transformation of the West, 1860-1900 Natives and Newcomers The Economic Transformation of the West Native Americans Under Siege Competing Visions Inevitable Progress or Unjust Invasion? Choices and Consequences Forced Assimilation versus Cultural Preservation Persecution and Romanticism Images as History Annie Oakley Chapter Review Chapter 16: Wonder and Woe:The Rise of Industrial America, 1865-1900 The Emergence of Big Business Creating a Mass Market The World of Work Transformed Competing Visions The Legitimacy of Unions Conflicting Visions of Industrial Capitalism Images as History Why Fear Big Business? Choices and Consequences To Strike or Not to Strike? Chapter Review Chapter 17: Becoming a Modern Society:America in the Gilded Age, 1877-1900 The Rise of the City A Search for Solutions Images as History Seeing the Poor New Habits, Roles, and Lifestyles The Challenge from Below Competing Visions Progress or Peril? Choices and Consequences The Pullman Strike Chapter Review Chapter 18: Creating a Democratic Paradise:The Progressive Era, 1895 -1915 The Progressive Impulse Reining in Big Business Competing Views on Transforming the Workplace Choices and Consequences Regulating Workers' Hours Protecting Women and Children Images as History Exposing the Evils of Child Labor Reforming the Government Envisioning Evidence The Family Economy Competing Visions Seeking Racial Uplift Chapter Review Chapter 19: Imperial America:The United States in the World, 1890-1914 Becoming a World Power The Spanish-American War Images as History Atrocity Stories and Public Opinion Creating an American Empire Competing Visions Annexing the Philippines America and East Asia Choices and Consequences The Legal Construction of "Whiteness" In America's Backyard Chapter Review Chapter 20: The Great War: World War I, 1914-1918 The Decision for War The War at Home Images as History Propaganda Posters Fighting the War Choices and Consequences Alvin York, Deciding to Serve Envisioning Evidence Understanding the Battlefield Peace Competing Visions Joining the League of Nations Chapter Review Chapter 21: A Turbulent Decade: The Twenties Cars and Planes: The Promise of the Twenties Envisioning Evidence Scientific Management in Action Cultural Unrest Racial Violence and Civil Rights Competing Visions Debating Garveyism The New Woman Images as History Advertising the New Woman Ensuring Peace: Diplomacy in the Twenties Choices and Consequences Preventing War in Europe Chapter Review Chapter 22: A New Deal for America: The Great Depression, 1929-1940 The Early Days of the Depression Choices and Consequences Evicting the Bonus Marchers A New President and a New Deal Recovering from the Depression A New Deal for Farmers Images as History "Migrant Mother" -An American Icon Reforms to Ensure Social Justice Competing Visions Sharing the Wealth Envisioning Evidence Interpreting Public Opinion Polls Chapter Review Chapter 23: World War II: Fighting the Good War, 1939-1945 The Approaching War On the Home Front Competing Visions Civil Liberties and National Security Clash On the Front Lines Chapter 24: A Divided World: The Early Cold War, 1945-1963 Origins of the Cold War Fighting Communism: Cold and Hot War Images as History Surviving an Atomic Bomb Blast Spies in Our Midst Competing Visions Naming Names in Hollywood Averting Nuclear War Envisioning Evidence The Berlin Wall Choices and Consequences The Cuban Missile Crisis Chapter Review Chapter 25: In a Land of Plenty: Contentment and Discord, 1945-1960 Securing the New Deal Legacy A Middle-Class America Competing Visions Suburbs-American Dream or Nightmare? Popular Culture in the Fifties Freedom Now: The Civil Rights Movement Images as History Inspiring a New Generation to Act Choices and Consequences Rosa Parks Makes History Envisioning Evidence A National Snapshot of Racial Discrimination Chapter Review Chapter 26: A Nation Divided: The Vietnam War, 1945-1975 The Long Road to War Choices and Consequences Making Vietnam America's War Fighting in Vietnam Images as History The Role of the Press in Vietnam Controversy on the Home Front Competing Visions Who was Responsible for the My Lai Massacre? The Long Road to Peace Envisioning Evidence Vietnam: The Wary by the Numbers Chapter Review Chapter 27: A Decade of Discord: The Challenge of the Sixties The Liberal Moment Choices and Consequences Is School Prayer Constitutional? Nonviolence Triumphant: The Civil Rights Movement, 1960-1965 Images as History Birmingham, 1963 The Fractured Left Competing Visions Defining "Black Power" The End of an Era Chapter Review Chapter 28: Righting a Nation Adrift: America in the 1970s and 1980s Downturn and Scandal Images as History Watergate Through Political Cartoons A Crisis of Presidential Leadership Choices and Consequences Ending the Iranian Hostage Crisis The Rights Revolution Competing Visions Defining the Ideal Woman The Rise of the Right Chapter Review Chapter 29: Building a New World Order: The United States, 1989-20011 "A Moment Rich with Promise" Images as History The Fall of the Berlin Wall Contested Visions of Government Transforming Daily Life Competing Visions The Economic Cost of Immigration New Threats in the Post-Cold War World Choices and Consequences Launching a Preemptive War Chapter Review Appendix Glossary Credits Index Maps
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"The visual element of this text is great. Students are media consumers; this content allow those well formed habits to be used for learning. The visuals on the page are extremely engaging and grab the reader's attention." - Julian Chambliss
"The greatest strength of Visions of America is the 'read-ability' and the relaxed narrative form of writing. The writing style helps keep students engaged in the chapter and keeps them from losing interest. The pictures, illustrations and maps help make the material more reader friendly as it engages other aspects of learning comprehesion." - Robert Brennan
"The greatest strength of Visions of America is the 'read-ability' and the relaxed narrative form of writing. The writing style helps keep students engaged in the chapter and keeps them from losing interest. The pictures, illustrations and maps help make the material more reader friendly as it engages other aspects of learning comprehesion." - Robert Brennan