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The American experience : the history and culture of the United States through speeches, letters, essays, articles, poems, songs, and stories

Call Number

  • 973 A51239 (CEN)

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Publication Information

New York : Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2012.

Physical Description

894 p. ; 24 cm.

Summary

Contains a collection of historical documents that have shaped the United States into the nation it is today.

Notes

"Originally published in hardcover as Our Nation's Archive: the History of the United States in Documents"--T.p. verso.

Contents

  • Pre-Columbus-1763 : A new world
  • 1763-1789 : The creation of a republic
  • 1789-1836 : The new nation
  • 1837-1860 : America in transition
  • 1861-1865 : Civil War and a new birth of freedom
  • 1865-1892 : Reconstruction and redefinition
  • 1892-1918 : Progressive era
  • 1919-1941 : Boom, bust and the New Deal
  • 1941-1960 : War, prosperity and an uneasy peace
  • 1961-1974 : Dreams- realized and lost
  • 1975-the present: Modern times.

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