Speaking of America: Readings in U.S. History, Vol. II: Since 1865

Belmonte, Laura A.

ISBN 10: 0495050180 / ISBN 13: 9780495050186

Published by Wadsworth Publishing, 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Speaking of America: Readings in U.S. History, Vol. II: Since 1865
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0495050180
• ISBN 13: 9780495050186
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

Belmonte's SPEAKING OF AMERICA is a two-volume course reader that exposes college students to a variety of sources on United States history, from the colonial era to the present day. The collection includes a wide array of primary documents, poems, short stories, song lyrics, monograph and article excerpts, and news accounts encompassing multicultural and regional perspectives. The selected readings address important episodes in politics, economics, and foreign policy as well as social and cultural changes. Both famous and ordinary Americans are featured.

About the Author

Laura A. Belmonte is the dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences and a professor of history at Virginia Tech. She received her Bachelor of Arts in history and political science from the University of Georgia and her Master of Arts and doctorate in history from the University of Virginia. She is author of The International LGBT Rights Movement: A History (Bloomsbury, 2021) and Selling the American Way: U.S. Propaganda and the Cold War (Penn, 2008). She also edited Speaking of America: Readings in U.S. History (2nd edition, Cengage, 2006) and the History in 15 series at Bloomsbury.