Visions of America: A History of the United States, Volume 2, 3rd edition

Published by Pearson (14 July 2021) © 2022

  • Jennifer D. Keene Chapman University
  • Saul T. Cornell Fordham University
  • Edward T. O'Donnell The College of the Holy Cross
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Title overview

Emphasizing how key choices and competing visions of America shaped our nation's past, Visions of America uses images as primary historical evidence to bring history to life. This revision updates visuals and adds chapter-level learning objectives tied to learning outcomes for the course.

Table of contents

14. Now That We Are Free: Reconstruction and the New South, 1863—1890
15. Conflict and Conquest: The Transformation of the West, 1860—1900
16. Wonder and Woe: The Rise of Industrial America, 1865—1900
17. Becoming a Modern Society: America in the Gilded Age, 1877—1900
18. Creating a Democratic Paradise: The Progressive Era, 1895—1915
19. Imperial America: The United States in the World, 1890—1914
20. The Great War: World War I, 1914—1918
21. A Turbulent Decade: The Twenties
22. A New Deal for America: The Great Depression, 1929—1940
23. World War II: Fighting the Good War, 1939—1945
24. A Divided World: The Early Cold World, 1945—1963
25. In a Land of Plenty: Contentment and Discord, 1945—1960
26. A Nation Divided: The Vietnam War, 1945—1975
27. A Decade of Discord: The Challenge of the 1960s
28. Righting a Nation Adrift: America in the 1970s and 1980s
29. Building a New World Order: The United States, 1989—2015

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