These United States. A Nation in the Making. 1890 to the Present

Beschrijving

This new textbook for courses in twentieth-century and post-1945 U.S. history frames its inclusive approach with a point made in 1936 by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. In a radio address, FDR told Americans, “I do not look upon these United States as a finished product. We are still in the making.” Gilmore and Sugrue build their clear, balanced narrative of the United States over the long twentieth century around Americans—the powerful and the little noted—who worked, organized, and sacrificed to make the nation’s democratic ideals a reality for all. The history that emerges, inspiring and authoritative, is the perfect introduction to the period for beginning students. The textbook and its support package offer students and instructors an array of resources for an effective course. Among the special features of the textbook are: • “Making a Nation” paired documents in each chapter, with headnotes and critical-thinking questions • Chronologies of major events • Chapter-ending review pages with study questions and key terms • A full glossary with key-term definitions • Some 20 full-color maps with guiding captions