02191oam 22005291 450 991079211070332120230530120702.0978661388885397801999085470-19-990854-01-283-57640-6(CKB)2560000000326593(StDuBDS)EDZ0000156728(MiAaPQ)EBC934462(Au-PeEL)EBL934462(CaPaEBR)ebr10590459(CaONFJC)MIL388885(OCoLC)808609714(EXLCZ)99256000000032659320120203d2012 |y| |engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentstirdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAmerican history a very short introduction /Paul S. BoyerOxford :Oxford University Press,2012.1 online resource (xix, 161 pages) illustrationsVery short introductions0-19-538914-X 0-19-936571-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Beginnings : Pre-history to 1763 -- 1763-1789 : Revolution, constitution, a new nation -- The promise and perils of nationhood, 1789-1850 -- Slavery and Civil War -- Industrialization and its consequences -- 1900-1920 : reform and war -- 1920-1945 : conflict and creativity, Depression and reform, war and global power -- 1945-1968 : Affluence, reform, war, social unrest -- To the present.This volume in Oxford's 'A Very Short Introduction' series offers a concise, readable narrative of the vast span of American history, from the earliest human migrations to the early 21st century when the United States loomed as a global power and comprised a complex multi-cultural society of more than 300 million people.Very short introductions.HistoryUnited StatesHistoryHistory.973Boyer Paul S65302MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQ9910792110703321American history3809030UNINA