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The making of America : the history of the United States from 1492 to the present Cover Image Book Book

The making of America : the history of the United States from 1492 to the present

Johnston, Robert D. (Author).

Summary: 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.

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  • ISBN: 1426306652 (lib. bdg.)
  • ISBN: 9781426306655 (lib. bdg.)
  • ISBN: 1426306636
  • ISBN: 9781426306631
  • Physical Description: 240 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 28 cm.
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  • Publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2010.

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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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The Making of America Revised Edition : The History of the United States from 1492 to the Present
The Making of America Revised Edition : The History of the United States from 1492 to the Present
by Johnston, Robert; Brinkley, Douglas (Foreword by)
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The Making of America Revised Edition : The History of the United States from 1492 to the Present

Robert D. Johnston is an award-winning professor of history and the director of the Teaching of History program at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He has written and edited numerous essays and books, including The Making of America: The History of the United States from 1492 to the Present.Douglas Brinkley is the director of the Eisenhower Center for American Studies and a professor of history at the University of New Orleans. He is a bestselling author who has written The American Heritage History of the United States, as well as books on Jimmy Carter, James Forrestal, and FDR.

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