True Stories from the American Past: Since 1865
- ISBN-10
- 0070230153
- ISBN-13
- 9780070230156
- Category
- United States
- Pages
- 271
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages
- Authors
- William Graebner, Altina Laura Waller
Description
This two-volume reader consists of original essays, with decade of American history represented by at least one essay. The stories cover a range of topics such as: popular culture; women's history; urban history; and the history of science and technology. The essays also shed light on political, social, economic and cultural trends.
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- 2003
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- 1997
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