American Experiment A History of the United States, since 1877

Name: American Experiment A History of the United States, since 1877
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ISBN: 9780547056470

ISBN-10: 0547056478

ISBN-13: 9780547056470

Edition: 3rd 2008

Authors: Steven M. Gillon, Cathy D. Matson

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Approaching the American history survey course in an innovative way, this mid-length text features a more expansive definition of political history that includes all forms of politics, not just electoral politics, while simultaneously incorporating cultural history. With the specific aim of expanding history beyond elite actors, The American Experiment emphasizes everyday work, family life, customs, and objects of cultural history to address its four themes: the role of government, American identity, the broad concept of "culture," and America and the world. The Third Edition features an enhanced thematic approach that helps students understand America's development as an experiment in…

Book details

List price: $117.95
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Wadsworth
Publication date: 10/30/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 656
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.002
Language: English

Steven M. Gillon is author of Politics and Vision: The ADA and American Liberalism, 1947-85.




Out of Old Worlds, New Worlds



The First Experiments, 1540-1680



Imperial Connections, 1660-1748



Colonial Maturation and Conflict, 1680-1754



Forging the American Experiment, 1754-1775



Winning Independence, 1775-1783



The Federal Experiment, 1783-1800



Striving for Nationhood, 1800-1824



An Emerging Capitalist Nation, 1790-1820



Transforming the Political Culture, 1820-1840



Industry and Reform in the North, 1820-1850



Living with Slavery, North and South, 1820-1850



The Westward Experiment, 1820-1850



The Sectional Challenge, 1848-1860



Transforming the Experiment: The Civil War, 1861-1865



Reconstruction and the New South, 1864-1900