Exploring American Histories, Volume 2 A Survey with Sources

Exploring American Histories opens an entirely new window into the many histories of the nation’s past. It integrates an unprecedented number of primary and secondary sources—both written and visual—in a unique building blocks approach that enables students to hone their analysis skills while they actively learn the fundamental concepts of American history. By weaving sources into the story and culminating in multi-source projects organized around a single topic at the end of each chapter, the book brings history to life while helping students understand how sources form the basis of historical narratives and how to think critically about them.

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The Combined Volume includes all chapters.
Volume 1 includes Chapters 1-14.
Volume 2 includes Chapters 14-29.

14 Emancipation and Reconstruction

1863–1877?

15 The West

1865–1896?

16 Industrial America

1877–1900?

17 Workers and Farmers in the Age of Organization

1877–1900?

18 Cities, Immigrants, and the Nation

1880–1914?

19 Progressivism and the Search for Order

1900–1917?

20 Empire and Wars

1898–1918?

21 The Twenties

1919–1929?

22 Depression, Dissent, and the New Deal

1929–1940

23 World War II

1933–1945

24 The Opening of the Cold War

1945–1961

25 Troubled Innocence

1945–1961

26 Liberalism and Its Challengers

1960–1973

27 The Swing toward Conservatism

1968–1980?

28 The Triumph of Conservatism, the End of the Cold War, and the Rise of the New ?World Order 1980-1992 ?

29 The Challenges of a Globalized World

1993 to the present

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