This latest addition to the Histories of the Modern Nations series explores the complex and diverse history of the United States from the nation's precolonial origins to the present day. Supported by contemporary historiography, this book highlights America's diverse populations and the myriad struggles over time that many, including millions of Indigenous peoples and African Americans, have historically faced in a country where freedom and opportunity have been promised, but not always delivered, to all Americans. From before the time of Christopher Columbus to the presidencies of Donald J. Trump and Joseph R. Biden, the author introduces readers to the people, events, and ideas that have for more than 2 centuries shaped the story of the USA both at home and abroad.
Series Foreword, Frank W. Thackeray and John E. Findling
Timeline of Historical Events
1. The United States Today
2. Diverse Beginnings: Native Americans, Africans, and Europeans
3. Building English Societies: Religion, Race, and Prosperity
4. Building an American Society: From Colonies to Nation
5. An Expanding and Diverging Republic
6. Salvation, Slavery, and the Sectional Crisis
7. The Nation Reconstructed and Deconstructed
8. From Gilded Age to Progressive Era
9. Entering the World Stage: Social Change and Reaction at Home
10. From Great Depression to World Power
11. Cold War America: Encountering Revolutions at Home and Abroad
12. Counterrevolution: Contemporary America's Rightward Turn
Notable People in the History of the United States
Bibliographical Essay
Index
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