The United States: Combined Edition - Hardcover

Jordan, Winthrop D.; Litwack, F.

9780139384738: The United States: Combined Edition

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0139384731 ISBN 13: 9780139384738

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 1987

This updated work provides an introduction to the rich interplay of the social, cultural, economic and political forces which constitute the mosaic of the American past. Exploring major events, movements, organizations and personalities on a chronological basis, this text provides a view of the quality and texture of life in every period. Written in an accessible style, this book shows students how the lives of individuals - both national leaders and ordinary men and women - were affected by the diversity of forces at work during each period. This new edition includes totally revised chapters which place a greater emphasis on international affairs and provide new material on such subjects as slavery, the legacy of Vietnam, medicine and public health.

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From the Publisher:

Built on a solid and straightforward factual framework, this volume portrays the rich interplay of social, cultural, economic, and political forces in the mosaic of the American past. It explores major events, movements, organizations, and personalities with a clear sense of chronology, while instilling a deep appreciation for the quality and texture of life in every period.

From the Back Cover:

This short volume is a condensed, rewritten, updated, and otherwise considerably revised version of The United States: Combined Edition, Seventh Edition. It reflects a division of chronological interest on the part of the two authors, with Jordan's interest being in early American history through the Civil War, and Litwack's during and since that revolutionary event to the present.

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