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A patriot's history of the United States : from Columbus's great discovery to the war on terror  Cover Image Book Book

A patriot's history of the United States : from Columbus's great discovery to the war on terror / Larry Schweikart and Michael Allen.

Schweikart, Larry. (Author). Allen, Michael, 1950- (Added Author).

Summary:

Traces the history of the United States, from the arrival of Columbus in 1492 into the early twenty-first century, focusing on the country's positive contributions to civilization.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1595230017 (hc)
  • Physical Description: xiv, 928 pages ; 25 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Sentinel, 2004.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 827-898) and index.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [897]-898) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The city on the hill, 1492-1707 -- Colonial adolescence, 1707-63 -- Colonies no more, 1763-83 -- A nation of law, 1776-89 -- Small republic, big shoulders, 1789-1815 -- The first era of big central government, 1815-36 -- Red foxes and bear flags, 1836-48 -- The house dividing, 1848-60 -- The crisis of the Union, 1860-65 -- Ideals and realities of Reconstruction, 1865-76 -- Lighting out for the territories, 1861-90 -- Sinews of democracy, 1876-96 -- "Building best, building greatly," 1896-1912 -- War, Wilson, and internationalism, 1912-20 -- The Roaring Twenties and the Great Crash, 1920-32 -- Enlarging the public sector, 1932-40 : The New Deal : immediate goals, unintended results -- Democracy's finest hour, 1941-45 -- America's "happy days," 1946-59 -- The age of upheaval, 1960-74 -- Retreat and resurrection, 1974-88 -- The moral crossroads, 1989-2000 -- America, world leader, 2000 and beyond.
Subject: United States > History > Textbooks.
United States > History.

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  • 16 of 16 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
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