{"product_id":"the-united-states-isbn-9780882952789","title":"The United States","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis third edition of The United States: A Brief Narrative History remains a basic, readable, and highly affordable core text for the introductory survey of United States history. While not intended as the only resource for students enrolled in such courses, it remains the most concise U.S. survey on the market—its length, approach, and price encouraging the use of supplementary readings, novels, research projects, and primary documents (many of which are available on the Internet) all for a price that falls well below the list price of a traditional survey text.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn addition to taking the engaging narrative all the way up through the second decade of the twenty-first century, the new edition features new maps. Loyal users will appreciate that fact that the book retains its cultural literacy approach, its lively narrative style, and highly effective highlighting of the names, terms, and concepts common to an educated person’s understanding of American history. Finally, its appendices comprise a useful, annotated text of The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, and a list of U.S. Presidents.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmerican’s First Nations 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePhilip Weeks\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Review 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Discovery, Exploration, and Colonization 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Review 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Revolution and Independence 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Review 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 The Young Republic 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Review 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Jefferson and the Democratic Republic 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Review 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 The Age of Jackson 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Review 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 The West (Pre-Civil War) 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Review 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Sectional Conflict 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Review 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Civil War and Reconstruction 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Review 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 The West (Post-Civil War) 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Review 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 The Gilded Age and Imperial America 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Review 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 Populism, Progressivism, and the Great War 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Review 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 Boom, Bust, and the New Deal 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Review 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13 World War II and the Origins of the Cold War 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Review 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14 Postwar America: The Fifties and Sixties 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Review 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15 Retrenchment: The Seventies and Eighties 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Review 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16 Cold War Ends, War on Terror Begins 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter Review 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A The Declaration of Independence 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B The Constitution of the United States 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix C Presidents of the United States of America 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaps:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe First Thirteen States, 1779 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrowth of the U.S. to 1853 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSecession, 1861 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNorth African and European Campaigns 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eU.S. Offensive against Japan 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCold War Europe 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Middle East 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe United States (front endpaper)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe World (back endpaper)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePraise for a previous edition:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This 'bite sized' approach to American history is as informed and informative as it is engaging and articulate. \u003ci\u003eThe United States: A Brief Narrative History\u003c\/i\u003e is recommended for both school and community library collections, and an ideal read for immigrants new to the country and any others who are seeking a sound, easily absorbed grounding in the basics of American history.\" (\u003ci\u003eWisconsin Bookwatch\u003c\/i\u003e, August, 2006)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLink Hullar\u003c\/b\u003e is from Decatur, Alabama, and received his B.A. and M.A. in History from the University of Alabama—Birmingham. He is the author of a dozen western novels and more than one hundred articles and stories. In addition to writing books and articles, Links a songwriter and co-writer\/co-producer of a televised special on the Three Stooges. In a career that has spanned more than thirty-five years, Link has taught history in middle schools, community colleges four-year institutions, and in graduate programs. In addition, Link is a priest in the Episcopal Church. He has been married for over thirty-five years to Sharon, and they have two adult children. All currently reside in Spring, Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eScott A. Nelson\u003c\/b\u003e was born in California and raised in the Texas Panhandle. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Houston and two degrees from North Texas State University (now the University of North Texas). He has taught history and government for thirty-one years at various schools, colleges, and universities in Texas. Scott has published one previous book, The Discourses of Algernon Sidney (1993), and a wide v variety of articles in the Houston Law Review, and The Texas Observer, the Houston Chronicle, and Texas Monthly, among others. He works for the Texas Community College Teachers Association and teaches history at Texas Woman’s University. 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