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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- PREFACE vii
- CONTENTS xi
- ABBREVIATIONS xxiii
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PART I. Status, Methods, and Presentation
- Chapter One. THE NATURE OF HISTORY 3
- Chapter Two. RESEARCH AND WRITING 36
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PART II. Materials and Tools
- Chapter Three. THE MATERIALS OF HISTORY 57
- Chapter Four. AIDS TO HISTORICAL RESEARCH 105
- Chapter Five. HISTORICAL SOURCES 118
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PART III. Colonial History and the Revolution 1492–1788
- Chapter Six. FROM PREHISTORIC TIMES TO 1600 249
- Chapter Seven. THE PLANTING OF THE DUTCH, FRENCH, AND ENGLISH IN NORTH AMERICA TO 1660 261
- Chapter Eight. FROM THE STUART RESTORATION TO THE TREATY OF UTRECHT 1660–1713 274
- Chapter Nine. FROM THE TREATY OF UTRECHT TO THE REVOLUTION 284
- Chapter Ten. THE REVOLUTIONARY ERA, 1760–1789 294
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PART IV. National Growth, 1789–1865
- Chapter Eleven. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE REPUBLIC 315
- Chapter Twelve. REPUBLICAN SUPREMACY, 1801–1815 326
- Chapter Thirteen. THE NEW NATIONALISM, 1815–1829 337
- Chapter Fourteen. SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC EXPANSION, 1820–1860 344
- Chapter Fifteen. JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY, 1829–1840 357
- Chapter Sixteen. MANIFEST DESTINY AND SLAVERY, 1830–1848 361
- Chapter Seventeen. THE YEARS OF DECISION, 1848–1861 374
- Chapter Eighteen. THE CIVIL WAR 385
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PART V. The Rise of Modern America 1865–1900
- Chapter Nineteen. LIQUIDATION OF THE CIVIL WAR, 1865–1880 401
- Chapter Twenty. ECONOMIC REVOLUTION, 1865–1880 410
- Chapter Twenty-one. NATIONAL POLITICS AND ECONOMIC TRENDS 1880–1900 421
- Chapter Twenty-two. SOCIAL AND INTELLECTUAL GROWTH, 1865–1900 434
- Chapter Twenty-three. THE CRUMBLING OF NATIONAL ISOLATION 1875–1900 450
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PART VI. America in the Twentieth Century
- Chapter Twenty-four. SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, 1900–1920 459
- Chapter Twenty-five. THE IMPACT OF REFORM ON POLITICS, 1900–1920 468
- Chapter Twenty-six. THE DIPLOMACY OF EXPANSION, 1900–1917 476
- Chapter Twenty-seven. THE WORLD WAR 481
- Chapter Twenty-eight. DECADE OF PROSPERITY, 1920–1929 488
- Chapter Twenty-nine. GREAT DEPRESSION, 1930–1941 505
- Chapter Thirty. WAR AND ITS AFTERMATH, 1941–1952 525
- REFERENCES ADDED IN THE SECOND PRINTING 544
- INDEX 547
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- PREFACE vii
- CONTENTS xi
- ABBREVIATIONS xxiii
-
PART I. Status, Methods, and Presentation
- Chapter One. THE NATURE OF HISTORY 3
- Chapter Two. RESEARCH AND WRITING 36
-
PART II. Materials and Tools
- Chapter Three. THE MATERIALS OF HISTORY 57
- Chapter Four. AIDS TO HISTORICAL RESEARCH 105
- Chapter Five. HISTORICAL SOURCES 118
-
PART III. Colonial History and the Revolution 1492–1788
- Chapter Six. FROM PREHISTORIC TIMES TO 1600 249
- Chapter Seven. THE PLANTING OF THE DUTCH, FRENCH, AND ENGLISH IN NORTH AMERICA TO 1660 261
- Chapter Eight. FROM THE STUART RESTORATION TO THE TREATY OF UTRECHT 1660–1713 274
- Chapter Nine. FROM THE TREATY OF UTRECHT TO THE REVOLUTION 284
- Chapter Ten. THE REVOLUTIONARY ERA, 1760–1789 294
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PART IV. National Growth, 1789–1865
- Chapter Eleven. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE REPUBLIC 315
- Chapter Twelve. REPUBLICAN SUPREMACY, 1801–1815 326
- Chapter Thirteen. THE NEW NATIONALISM, 1815–1829 337
- Chapter Fourteen. SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC EXPANSION, 1820–1860 344
- Chapter Fifteen. JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY, 1829–1840 357
- Chapter Sixteen. MANIFEST DESTINY AND SLAVERY, 1830–1848 361
- Chapter Seventeen. THE YEARS OF DECISION, 1848–1861 374
- Chapter Eighteen. THE CIVIL WAR 385
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PART V. The Rise of Modern America 1865–1900
- Chapter Nineteen. LIQUIDATION OF THE CIVIL WAR, 1865–1880 401
- Chapter Twenty. ECONOMIC REVOLUTION, 1865–1880 410
- Chapter Twenty-one. NATIONAL POLITICS AND ECONOMIC TRENDS 1880–1900 421
- Chapter Twenty-two. SOCIAL AND INTELLECTUAL GROWTH, 1865–1900 434
- Chapter Twenty-three. THE CRUMBLING OF NATIONAL ISOLATION 1875–1900 450
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PART VI. America in the Twentieth Century
- Chapter Twenty-four. SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, 1900–1920 459
- Chapter Twenty-five. THE IMPACT OF REFORM ON POLITICS, 1900–1920 468
- Chapter Twenty-six. THE DIPLOMACY OF EXPANSION, 1900–1917 476
- Chapter Twenty-seven. THE WORLD WAR 481
- Chapter Twenty-eight. DECADE OF PROSPERITY, 1920–1929 488
- Chapter Twenty-nine. GREAT DEPRESSION, 1930–1941 505
- Chapter Thirty. WAR AND ITS AFTERMATH, 1941–1952 525
- REFERENCES ADDED IN THE SECOND PRINTING 544
- INDEX 547