The Brief American Pageant : A History of the Republic: to 1877 〈1〉 （8TH）

Kennedy, David M./ Cohen, Lizabeth/ Piehl, Mel

Wadsworth Pub Co（2011/01発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 352 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780495915355
• DDC分類 973

Full Description

THE BRIEF AMERICAN PAGEANT presents a concise and vivid chronological narrative, focusing on the great public debates that have dominated American history. Colorful anecdotes, first-person quotations, and the text's trademark wit keep readers engaged. Focus questions, chapter outlines and summaries, marginal glossaries, and links to additional online study aids ensure that readers understand and retain the material.

Contents

1. New World Beginnings.2. The Planting of English America.3. Settling the Northern Colonies.4. American Life in the Seventeenth Century.5. Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution.6. The Duel for North America.7. The Road to Revolution.8. America Secedes from the Empire.9. The Confederation and the Constitution.10. Launching the New Ship of State.11. The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic.12. The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism.13. The Rise of a Mass Democracy.14. Forging the National Economy.15. The Ferment of Reform and Culture.16. The South and the Slavery Controversy.17. Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy.18. Renewing the Sectional Struggle.19. Drifting Toward Disunion.20. Girding for War: The North and the South.21. The Furnace of Civil War.22. The Ordeal of Reconstruction.