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The making of America : the history of the United States from 1492 to the present / Robert D. Johnston ; with a foreword by Douglas Brinkley.
Discusses each major era in the history of the United States and includes biographies of key people, summaries of social movements and issues, time lines, historic documents and speeches, and a guide to historic sites.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781426306631
- ISBN: 1426306636
- ISBN: 9781426306655 (lib. bdg.)
- ISBN: 1426306652 (lib. bdg.)
- Physical Description: 240 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 28 cm.
- Publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2010.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 226-234) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Settling America : a new world from many old worlds, beginnings to 1763 -- A revolutionary age : birth of a nation, 1763-1789 -- The new republic : a country on the move, 1789-1848 -- A new birth of freedom : Civil War and Reconstruction, 1848-1877 -- Industry and empire : life in the Gilded Age, 1876-1900 -- Progressivism and the New Deal : the growth of government, 1900-1941 -- War, prosperity, and social change : life in the Nuclear Age, 1941-1968 -- The age of conservatism : triumphs, tragedies & new challenges, 1969 to the present. |
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| Subject: | United States > History > Juvenile literature. United States > History. United States > History. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Homer Public Library | YA 973 JOH (Text) | 000089907 | Teen Corner -- Nonfiction | Available | - |