Book
The American experience : the history and culture of the United States through speeches, letters, essays, articles, poems, songs, and stories
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Contains a collection of historical documents that have shaped the United States into the nation it is today.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.