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28. Luck or Pluck?

  • James West Davidson
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A Little History of the United States
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© Yale University Press, New Haven

© Yale University Press, New Haven

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. List of Maps ix
  4. Introduction: Making History xi
  5. 1. Where the Birds Led 1
  6. 2. A Continent in Space and Time 5
  7. 3. Out of One, Many 10
  8. 4. A Golden Age and the Age of Gold 16
  9. 5. When Worlds Collide 23
  10. 6. How Can I Be Saved? 30
  11. 7. Saints and Strangers 38
  12. 8. Boom Country 45
  13. 9. Equal and Unequal 52
  14. 10. Enlightened and Awakened 60
  15. 11. Be Careful What You Wish For 66
  16. 12. More Than a Quarrel 75
  17. 13. Equal and Independent 83
  18. 14. More Perfect Union 92
  19. 15. Washington’s Fear 99
  20. 16. Empire of Liberty 106
  21. 17. Man of the People 115
  22. 18. Cotton Kingdoms 123
  23. 19. Burned Over 131
  24. 20. Frontiers 138
  25. 21. Crossing the Line 148
  26. 22. What Was Coming 157
  27. 23. How Do You Reconstruct? 168
  28. 24. The Next Big Thing 176
  29. 25. The Color of Your Collar 183
  30. 26. A Tale of Two Cities 190
  31. 27. The New West 198
  32. 28. Luck or Pluck? 205
  33. 29. The Progressives 213
  34. 30. Smashup 222
  35. 31. The Masses 230
  36. 32. A New Deal 237
  37. 33. Global War 245
  38. 34. Superpower 254
  39. 35. The End of the World 263
  40. 36. You or You or You 270
  41. 37. The Avalanche 278
  42. 38. A Conservative Turn 286
  43. 39. Connected 294
  44. 40. The Past Asks More 302
  45. Acknowledgments 310
  46. Index 311
https://doi.org/10.12987/9780300182521-030

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. List of Maps ix
  4. Introduction: Making History xi
  5. 1. Where the Birds Led 1
  6. 2. A Continent in Space and Time 5
  7. 3. Out of One, Many 10
  8. 4. A Golden Age and the Age of Gold 16
  9. 5. When Worlds Collide 23
  10. 6. How Can I Be Saved? 30
  11. 7. Saints and Strangers 38
  12. 8. Boom Country 45
  13. 9. Equal and Unequal 52
  14. 10. Enlightened and Awakened 60
  15. 11. Be Careful What You Wish For 66
  16. 12. More Than a Quarrel 75
  17. 13. Equal and Independent 83
  18. 14. More Perfect Union 92
  19. 15. Washington’s Fear 99
  20. 16. Empire of Liberty 106
  21. 17. Man of the People 115
  22. 18. Cotton Kingdoms 123
  23. 19. Burned Over 131
  24. 20. Frontiers 138
  25. 21. Crossing the Line 148
  26. 22. What Was Coming 157
  27. 23. How Do You Reconstruct? 168
  28. 24. The Next Big Thing 176
  29. 25. The Color of Your Collar 183
  30. 26. A Tale of Two Cities 190
  31. 27. The New West 198
  32. 28. Luck or Pluck? 205
  33. 29. The Progressives 213
  34. 30. Smashup 222
  35. 31. The Masses 230
  36. 32. A New Deal 237
  37. 33. Global War 245
  38. 34. Superpower 254
  39. 35. The End of the World 263
  40. 36. You or You or You 270
  41. 37. The Avalanche 278
  42. 38. A Conservative Turn 286
  43. 39. Connected 294
  44. 40. The Past Asks More 302
  45. Acknowledgments 310
  46. Index 311
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