Cengage Advantage Books: A People and a Nation A History of the United States, Volume I

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Edition: 9th
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2011-01-13
Publisher(s): Wadsworth Publishing
List Price: $85.00

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Summary

Developed to meet the demand for a low-cost, high-quality history book, this economically priced version of A PEOPLE AND A NATION, Ninth Edition, offers readers the complete text while limiting the number of features, photos and maps. All volumes feature a paperback, two-color format that appeals to those seeking a comprehensive, trade-sized history text. A PEOPLE AND A NATION is a best-selling text offering a spirited narrative that tells the stories of all people in the United States. The authors' attention to race and racial identity and their inclusion of everyday people and popular culture brings history to life, engaging readers and encouraging them to imagine what life was really like in the past.

Table of Contents

Three Old Worlds Create a New, 1492û1600
Europeans Colonize North America, 1600û1650
North America in the Atlantic World, 1650û1720
American Society Transformed, 1720û1770
Severing the Bonds of Empire, 1754û1774
A Revolution, Indeed, 1774û1783
Forging a National Republic, 1776û1789
The Early Republic: Conflicts at Home and Abroad, 1789û1800
Defining the Nation, 1801û1823
The Rise of the South, 1815û1860
The Restless North, 1815û1860
Reform and Politics, 1824û1845
The Contested West, 1815û1860
Slavery and AmericaÆs Future: The Road to War, 1845û1861
Transforming Fire: The Civil War, 1861û1865
Reconstruction: An Unfinished Revolution, 1865û1877
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