The American Journey: A History of the United States, Volume II (Brief 2nd Edition)

Product Description The Brief Edition of The American Journey was created by rewriting and cutting to condense text, and by using fewer photographs, maps, and charts to illustrate the text. Volume II of The American Journey, introduces readers to the key features of American political, social, and economic history from the reconstruction, 1865-1877 to globalization, 1965-1995, the Reagan revolution and the second Cold War. Written in a clear, engaging style with a straightforward chronological organization, it provides readers with a solid framework for understanding the past. It gives prominent coverage to the West and South and highlights the importance of religion in American history. It traces the emergence of distinctively American ideals and the way the conflict between those ideals and reality has shaped our nation's development. It brings alive the crucial issues and events behind the continuing effort of Americans to live up to their ideals. Compelling stories, ample use of quotations, and excerpts from primary sources bring the past vividly alive. Volume II encompasses the complete American history experience from reconstruction, 1865-1877 to the shaping of a new America, 1965-1995 and the search for stability in a changing world since 1980. For history enthusiasts and those looking for a review of American political, social and economic history. From the Back Cover The Brief Edition of The American Journey was created by rewriting and cutting to condense text, and by using fewer photographs, maps, and charts to illustrate the text. Volume II of The American Journey, introduces readers to the key features of American political, social, and economic history from the reconstruction, 1865-1877 to globalization, 1965-1995, the Reagan revolution and the second Cold War. Written in a clear, engaging style with a straightforward chronological organization, it provides readers with a solid framework for understanding the past. It gives prominent coverage to the West and South and highlights the importance of religion in American history. It traces the emergence of distinctively American ideals and the way the conflict between those ideals and reality has shaped our nation's development. It brings alive the crucial issues and events behind the continuing effort of Americans to live up to their ideals. Compelling stories, ample use of quotations, and excerpts from primary sources bring the past vividly alive. Volume II encompasses the complete American history experience from reconstruction, 1865-1877 to the shaping of a new America, 1965-1995 and the search for stability in a changing world since 1980. For history enthusiasts and those looking for a review of American political, social and economic history. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. The journey that led us to The American Journey began in the classroom with our students. We wrote this book for them and we kept their needs foremost as we set about preparing this second edition. Over the years we have subjected our students to many American history books—including the first edition of this one—and they have let us know what they liked and disliked, what they found difficult and what they grasped easily, what they skipped and what they devoured. Most important, they have told us what connects history to their own experience and brings it alive. Our goal is to make American history accessible to students. The key to that goal—the core of the book—is a strong clear narrative. American history is a compelling story and we seek to tell it in an engaging, forthright way. But we also provide students with an abundance of tools—including outlines, key topics lists, chronologies, overview tables, highlighted key terms, review questions, and hundreds of maps, graphs, and illustrations—to help them absorb that story and put it in context. We introduce them to the concerns of the participants in history with primary source document