American Destiny Narrative of a Nation

Name: American Destiny Narrative of a Nation
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ISBN: 9780205790401

ISBN-10: 0205790402

ISBN-13: 9780205790401

Edition: 4th 2012 (Revised)

Authors: John A. Garraty, Mark C. Carnes

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American Destiny bridges the present to the past. Long renowned for elegant prose that is rich, memorable and concise, this book offers a narrative anchored in central political developments. Its pedagogical mission is to show how history connects to the experiences and expectations that mark modern lives.The authors pursue that mission through a variety of distinctive features, including "Re-Viewing the Past" and "Debating the Past" essays. This book is the concise version of The American Nation, and, as such, it has a compact size and moderate price.

Book details

List price: $79.99
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 6/27/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 552
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English

Mark C. Carnes is Professor of History at Barnard College, Columbia University.



Detailed Contents


Maps and Graphs


Feature Essays


Preface


Supplements for Instructors and Students


About the Authors



Reconstruction and the South



The Conquest of the West



An Industrial Giant Emerges



American Society in the Industrial Age



Intellectual and Cultural Trends in the Late Nineteenth Century



From Smoke-Filled Rooms to Prairie Wildfire: 1877-1896



The Age of Reform



From Isolation to Empire



Woodrow Wilson and the Great War



Postwar Sociert and Culture: Change and Adjustment



From "Normalcy" to Economic Collapse: 1921-1933



The New Deal: 1933-1941



War and Peace: 1941-1945



Collision Courses, Abroad and at Home: 1946-1960



From Camelot to Watergate: 1961-1975



Running on Empty: 1975-1991



From Boomers to Millennials



Shocks and Responses, 1992-Present


Maps


Index