The Penguin history of the United States of America
Record details
- ISBN: 014025255X
- ISBN: 9780140252552
- ISBN: 9781442097414
- ISBN: 1442097418
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Physical Description:
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ix, 737 pages : maps ; 20 cm - Edition: 2nd ed.
- Publisher: London ; New York : Penguin Books, 2001.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 695-701) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Bk. 1. The Settlement. 1. Prelude c. 30,000 B.C.-c. A.D. 1600. 2. The Roots of English Colonization. 3. The Planting of Virginia 1607-76. 4. The Planting of New England 1604-c. 1675. 5. Indians 1492-1920 -- Bk. 2. The Old Order and the American Revolution. 6. Imperial Britain 1660-1763. 7. Thirteen Colonies c. 1675-1763. 8. The Waking of the Revolution 1759-66. 9. The Road to Ruin 1766-75. 10. The War of the Revolution 1775-83. 11. The Peace and the Constitution 1783-9 -- Bk. 3. The Age of Equality. 12. The Planting of the West. 13. The Development of a Democracy 1789-1841. 14. Slavery and its Consequences 1800-1861. 15. The War About Slavery 1861-5. 16. Reconstruction 1865-77 -- Bk. 4. The Age of Gold. 17. The Billion-Dollar Country 1865-1900. 18. Congressional Government and its Critics 1869-96. 19. The Progressive Adventure 1897-1914. 20. The Education of Woodrow Wilson 1914-21. 21. Irresponsibility 1921-33 -- Bk. 5. The Superpower. 22. The Era of Franklin Roosevelt 1933-8. 23. The Reluctant Giant 1933-45. 24. Cold War Abroad and at Home 1945-61. 25. Unfinished Business 1954-68. 26. The Crisis of the New Order 1963-74. 27. A World Restored? 1977-89. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | E 178 .B76 2001 | 30775305539703 | General Collection | Available | - |
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The Penguin History of the USA : New Edition
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Summary
The Penguin History of the USA : New Edition
This new edition of Brogan's superb one-volume history - from early British colonisation to the Reagan years - captures an array of dynamic personalities and events. In a broad sweep of America's triumphant progress. Brogan explores the period leading to Independence from both the American and the British points of view, touching on permanent features of 'the American character' - both the good and the bad. He provides a masterly synthesis of all the latest research illustrating America's rapid growth from humble beginnings to global dominance.