America in quotations : a kaleidoscopic view of American history
The book is divided into 18 traditional historical periods from the pre-Columbus explorers to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.We hear the voices of Jefferson, Lincoln, Teddy and FDR, but also of Joe McCarthy, Huey Long, and Susan B.
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Introduction Before Columbus Beginnings Colonial Period The American Revolution The New Nation Westward Expansion House Divided Civil War Reconstruction Industrialism America as a World Power Boom and Bust Depression and the New Deal World War II Cold War Civil Rights Movement The New World Order--And Disorder Biographical Sketches Chronology Bibliography Index
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