ABSTRACT

This book is ideal for any introductory American history instructor who wants to make the subject more appealing. It's designed to supplement a main text, and focuses on "personalized history" presented through engaging biographies of famous and less-well-known figures from 1865 to the present. Historical patterns and trends appear as they are seen through individual lives, and the selection of profiled individuals reflects a cultural awareness and a multicultural perspective.

chapter 1|16 pages

After the Civil War

chapter 2|20 pages

Cowboys and Indians

chapter 3|20 pages

A Mosaic of American Life: 1875-1914

chapter 4|20 pages

The U.S. Government: At Home and Abroad

chapter 5|20 pages

A Palette of Progressives

chapter 6|18 pages

World War I

chapter 7|20 pages

The 1920s

chapter 8|20 pages

Into the Great Depression

chapter 9|20 pages

Out of the Depression and Into War

chapter 10|20 pages

World War II

chapter 11|22 pages

From World War to Cold War

chapter 13|20 pages

In Love and War: 1961-1969