American Realities Volume II Historical Episodes from Reconstruction to the Present

Name: American Realities Volume II Historical Episodes from Reconstruction to the Present
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ISBN: 9780321433442

ISBN-10: 0321433440

ISBN-13: 9780321433442

Edition: 7th 2007 (Revised)

Authors: J. William T. Youngs, Cecily Moon

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"American Realities," a best-selling collection of secondary sources, integrates the lives of Americans with their respective time periods, and depicts a diverse American experience that challenges the preconceived notions of students. This edition includes new scholarship and revised writing in existing chapters. The clarity of the author's unique, anecdotal writing style successfully engages students in an exploration of unique historical characters and significant events. "American Realities "vividly recreates the past with a compelling collection of essays that explore American history in rich and revealing detail. Eloquently written, these essays will help students understand the…

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List price: $68.60
Edition: 7th
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Longman Publishing
Publication date: 12/21/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

J. William T. Youngs, award-winning historian and editor of Pacific Northwest Forum, has been teaching American history at Eastern Washington University since 1972. He has also written many book reviews for the Seattle Times and is the author of Eleanor Roosevelt: A Personal and Public Life.



From Reconstruction to the Present


Preface



Beyond Emancipation


Washington and the Atlanta Compromise




The New Industrial Era


The Rise of Andrew Carnegie



The Birth of Environmentalism


John Muir and the American Wilderness



Imperial America


Dewey and Aguinaldo at Manila Bay



New Immigrants


Russian Jews in the United States



Expanding American Democracy


The Woman Suffrage Victory



American Volunteers in World War I


The Lafayette Escadrille



Modernity Versus Tradition


The Scopes Trial and the American Character



The New Deal


Eleanor Roosevelt and the Politics of Compassion



Total War


The Bombing of Hiroshima



The Cold War at Home


Joseph McCarthy and Anticommunism



The Civil Rights Movement


Martin Luther King Jr. and the Road to Birmingham



Turmoil on the Campuses


Berkeley in the Sixties



America and the Cold War


Colin Powell's Career from Vietnam to the Persian Gulf



The New Age of Technology


Steve Jobs and Apple