Textbook Details
- By:
- Steven M. Gillon
- Published:
- July 2019
- Discipline:
- History Textbooks
- ISBN (Digital):
- 978-1-4533-9465-6
Our History: A Survey of United States History, Volume Two - From 1865 is a balanced treatment of political and social history grounded in a clear chronology that emphasizes cultural history and social movements. It is suitable for introductory or survey courses on the history of the United States, also called American history, that cover the time period from pre-Columbian contact to the present day taught at two- and four-year colleges and universities. The book is available in two volumes, each of which is appropriate for the semester-long course ("Volume One - to 1877" and "Volume Two - from 1865").
Brief Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Reconstruction and the New South, 1865–1900
Chapter 2: The Western Frontier, 1862–1900
Chapter 3: The Industrial Experiment, 1865–1900
Chapter 4: The New Urban Nation, 1865–1910
Chapter 5: State and Society, 1877–1900
Chapter 6: The Progressive Era, 1889–1916
Chapter 7: The Experiment in American Empire, 1865–1917
Chapter 8: Making the World Safe for Democracy: America and World War I, 1914–1920
Chapter 9: The New Era, 1920–1928
Chapter 10: “Fear Itself”: Crash, Depression, and the New Deal, 1929–1938
Chapter 11: War and Society, 1933–1945
Chapter 12: The Cold War Begins, 1945–1952
Chapter 13: The Consumer Society, 1945–1960
Chapter 14: Consensus and Confrontation, 1960–1968
Chapter 15: The Politics of Polarization, 1969–1979
Chapter 16: The Reagan Experiment, 1979–1988
Chapter 17: America After the Cold War, 1988–2000
Chapter 18: America in the 21st Century, 2001–2019