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America Past and Present, Volume II (since 1865), 7/E
Robert A. Divine, University of Texas
T. H. Breen, Northwestern University
George M. Fredrickson, Stanford University
R. Hal Williams, Southern Methodist University
Ariela J. Gross, University of Southern California
H. W. Brands

ISBN-10: 032118307X
ISBN-13: 9780321183071

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2006
Format: Paper; 656 pp
Published: 03/03/2004
Status: Out of Print

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America Past and Present integrates the social and political dimensions of American history into one rich chronological narrative, providing students with a full picture of the scope and complexity of the American past.

Written in a lively narrative style to tell the story of all Americans—elite and ordinary, women and men, rich and poor, white majority and minorities—the authors, six active, publishing, and award-winning historians, bring history to life for introductory students.

Integrates political, diplomatic, social, cultural, and economic history into one rich chronological narrative, which tells the story of all Americans, white, black, Native American, Hispanic, women, politicians, business leaders, and everyday people.

Chapter-opening vignettes highlight chapter themes and reveal historys human dimension, capturing the attention of students and leading them to consider the relevance of history in everyday life.

Feature Essays–one per chapter–offer in-depth examinations of high-interest topics and encourage students to explore further the individuals, events, and themes discussed in the chapter.

“Law and Society” essays offer detailed discussions of significant, provocative legal cases in U.S. history. Using excerpts from the trial transcript and reports of media coverage about the case, essays examine the impact on U.S. society and ask students to explore the relevance of the legal cases to contemporary life.

“A Look at the Past” photographs of material culture artifacts show students the kinds of evidence historians use to understand and interpret the past. Extended captions include analytical questions that encourage students to identify and reflect on the historical significance of the object pictured.

End-of-chapter "Recommended Readings" highlight the most recent works of significant historical scholarship. Suggested Web sites direct students to online resources.

Multimedia Edition CD-ROM includes the entire text of America Past and Present, 7/e, along with all of the text's maps and figures. The CD-ROM also features primary sources, study questions, and video clips, mapping workbook exercises, and an atlas to engage students and encourage active learning.

Two new authors: Ariela Gross of University of Southern California Law School, (Ch. 16) and new Law and Society essay “The Legal Rights of Married Women”; H. W. Brands, (Chs. 25-27) and new Law and Society essay “The Scopes 'Monkey' Trial.”

Chapter revisions and text changes:
- Chapter 16, restructured and rewritten to devote greater attention to lives of former slaves during Reconstruction, includes new sections on the enactment of Black Codes during Reconstruction and the rise of Jim Crow laws near the end of the period.
- Chapter 17, new opening vignette exploring a Native American's experience of conquest and exploitation of the American West.
- Chapter 26, new opening vignette highlighting personal experiences of hardship during the Great Depression; revised discussion of the stock market crash of 1929.
- Chapter 31, shifts in the labor movement in the 1970s, including the rise of public employee unions; the changing American family at the turn of the century.
- Chapter 33, revised and restructured to concentrate on the shifting economy of the 1990s to the present and the role of government policy in shaping the American economy; updated with a new section on the war on terrorism and war with Iraq.

Glossary of Key Terms at the end of the book; key terms (10 to 15 per chapter) highlighted in boldface type in the chapter text.

The “bridge” paragraph following the chapter-opening vignette introduces the chapters themes and topics, and illustrates how the vignette exemplifies one or more of those chapter themes.

Three new chapter-opening vignettes:
- Chapter 17, “Lean Bear's Changing West”: A Native Americans experience of conquest and exploitation of the American West in the second half of the 19th Century;
- Chapter 26, “The Struggle Against Despair”: Personal experiences of hardship during the Great Depression;
- Chapter 33, “The Buck Starts Here”: Bill Clinton and Alan Greenspan and a new economic plan for the nation.

Four new Feature Essays:
- Chapter 18, “Chicago's Second Nature.”
- Chapter 19, “Ellis Island: Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears.”
- Chapter 31, “Three Mile Island and Chernobyl: The Promise and Peril of Nuclear Power.”
- Chapter 33, “The Dot.com Boom and Bust.”

New “Law and Society” essay:
- The Scopes “Monkey” Trial (follows Ch. 25).

16. The Agony of Reconstruction.

Robert Smalls and Black Politicians During Reconstruction.

The President Versus Congress.

Reconstructing Southern Society.

Retreat from Reconstruction.

Reunion and the New South.

Conclusion: Henry McNeal Turner and the “Unfinished Revolution.”

Feature Essay: Changing Views of Reconstruction.

17. The West: Exploiting an Empire.

Lean Bear's Changing West.

Beyond the Frontier.

Crushing the Native Americans.

Settlement of the West.

The Bonanza West.

Conclusion: The Meaning of the West.

Feature Essay: Blacks in Blue: The Buffalo Soldiers in the West.

18. The Industrial Society.

A Machine Culture.

Industrial Development.

An Empire on Rails.

An Industrial Empire.

The Sellers.

The Wage Earners.

Conclusion: Industrialization's Benefits and Costs.

Feature Essay: Chicago's “Second Nature.”

19. Toward an Urban Society, 1877-1900.

The Overcrowded City.

The Lure of the City.

Social and Cultural Change, 1877-1900.

The Stirrings of Reform.

Conclusion: A Pluralistic Society.

Feature Essay: Ellis Island: Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears.

Law and Society: Plessy v. Ferguson: The Shaping of Jim Crow.

20. Political Realignments in the 1890s.

Hardship and Heartache.

Politics of Stalemate.

Republicans in Power: The Billion-Dollar Congress.

The Rise of the Populist Movement.

The Crisis of the Depression.

Changing Attitudes.

The Presidential Election of 1896.

The McKinley Administration.

Conclusion: A Decade's Dramatic Changes.

Feature Essay: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

21. Toward Empire.

Roosevelt and the Rough Riders.

America Looks Outward.

War with Spain.

Acquisition of Empire.

Conclusion: Outcome of the War with Spain.

Feature Essay: Americans by the Numbers: The 1890 Census.

22. The Progressive Era.

Muckrakers' Call for Reform.

The Changing Face of Industrialism.

Society's Masses.

Conflict in the Workplace.

A New Urban Culture.

Conclusion: A Ferment of Discovery and Reform.

Feature Essay: Margaret Sanger and the Birth Control Movement.

23. From Roosevelt to Wilson in the Age of Progressivism.

The Republicans Split.

The Spirit of Progressivism.

Reform in the Cities and States.

The Republican Roosevelt.

Roosevelt Progressivism at Its Height.

The Ordeal of William Howard Taft.

Woodrow Wilson's New Freedom.

Conclusion: The Fruits of Progressivism.

Feature Essay: Madam C.J. Walker.

Law and Society: Muller v. Oregon: Expanding the Definition of Acceptable Evidence.

24. The Nation at War.

The Sinking of the Lusitania.

A New World Power.

Foreign Policy Under Wilson.

Toward War.

Over There.

Over Here.

The Treaty of Versailles.

Conclusion: Post-War Disillusionment.

Feature Essay: Measuring the Mind.

25. Transition to Modern America.

Wheels for the Millions.

The Second Industrial Revolution.

City Life in the Jazz Age.

The Rural Counterattack.

Politics of the 1920s.

Conclusion: The Old and the New.

Feature Essay: Marcus Garvey: Racial Redemption and Black Nationalism.

Law and Society: The Scopes “Monkey” Trial: Contesting Cultural Differences.

26. Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal.

The Struggle Against Despair.

The Great Crash.

Fighting the Depression.

Roosevelt and Reform.

Impact of the New Deal.

End of the New Deal.

Conclusion: The Impact of the New Deal.

Feature Essay: Eleanor Roosevelt and the Quest for Social Justice.

27. America and the World, 1921-1945.

A Pact Without Power.

Retreat, Reversal, and Rivalry.

Isolationism.

The Road to War.

Turning the Tide Against the Axis.

The Home Front.

Victory.

Feature Essay: The Face of the Holocaust.

28. The Onset of the Cold War.

The Potsdam Summit.

The Cold War Begins.

Containment.

The Cold War Expands.

The Cold War at Home.

Eisenhower Wages the Cold War.

Conclusion: The Continuing Cold War.

Feature Essay: The “Lost Sheep” of the Korean War.

29. Affluence and Anxiety.

Levittown: The Flight to the Suburbs.

The Postwar Boom.

The Good Life?

Farewell to Reform.

The Struggle over Civil Rights.

Conclusion: Restoring National Confidence.

Feature Essay: Rise of a New Idiom in Modern Painting: Abstract Expressionism.

30. The Turbulent Sixties.

Kennedy v. Nixon: The First Televised Presidential Candidate Debate.

Kennedy Intensifies the Cold War.

The New Frontier at Home.

“Let Us Continue.”

Johnson Escalates the Vietnam War.

Years of Turmoil.

The Return of Richard Nixon.

Conclusion: The End of an Era.

Feature Essay: Unintended Consequences: The Second Great Migration.

31. A Crisis in Confidence, 1969-1980.

The Watergate Break-in.

Nixon in Power.

The Crisis of Democracy.

Energy and the Economy.

Private Lives—Public Issues.

Politics After Watergate.

From Détente to Renewed Cold War.

Conclusion: A Failed Presidency.

Feature Essay: Three Mile Island and Chernobyl: The Promise and Peril of Nuclear Power.

Law and Society: Roe v. Wade: The Struggle Over Women's Reproductive Rights.

32. The Republican Resurgence, 1980-1992.

Reagan and the Rise of Conservatism.

Reagan in Power.

Reaganomics.

Reagan and the World.

Social Dilemmas.

Passing the Torch to Bush.

Conclusion: Republican Economic Woes.

Feature Essay: The Christian Right.

Law and Society: Bakke v. Regents of the University of California: The Question of Affirmative Action

33. America in Flux.

The Buck Starts Here.

The Changing American Population.

Democratic Revival.

Clinton and the World.

The End of the Century.

The New Millennium.

Conclusion: The American Century?

Feature Essay: The Dot.com Boom and Bust.

Appendix A-1.

The Declaration of Independence A-3.

The Articles of Confederation A-5.

The Constitution of the United States of America A-9.

Amendments to the Constitution A-14.

Presidential Elections A-18.

Glossary G-1.

Credits C-1.

Index I-1.

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America Past and Present integrates the social and political dimensions of American history into one rich chronological narrative, providing students with a full picture of the scope and complexity of the American past.

Writing in a lively narrative style by six award-winning historians, America Past and Present tells the story of all Americans—elite and ordinary, women and men, rich and poor, white majority and minorities—the authors, six active, publishing, and award-winning historians, bringing history to life for introductory students.

In the new 8^th edition of America Past and Present, the authors have streamlined the coverage in the contemporary chapters and added a new feature that explores the connections between the past and the present.

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