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... James Timberlake , Prohibition and the Progressive Movement , 1900–1920 ( 1963 ) ; Thomas Kessner , The Golden ... Also useful are John M. Blum , The Republican Roosevelt ( 1954 ) , and William H. Harbaugh , The Life and Times of ...
Unanimity was possible only because of the influence of Chief Justice Earl Warren. One member of the Court admitted that had the decision come a year earlier, four justices would have dissented and the majority would have written ...
THE AMERICAN CENTURY: Volume 2: A History of the United States Since 1941
The new edition of this classic text for courses on recent U.S. history covers the story of contemporary America from World War II into the second decade of the twenty-first century with new coverage of the Obama presidency and the 2012 ...
The new edition of this classic text on modern U.S. history brings the story of contemporary America into the second decade of the twenty-first century with new coverage of the Obama presidency and the 2012 elections.
The American Century: A History of the United States
The book covers the social, political, economic, legal and cultural aspects of history, and aims to take into account a wide range of modern historical opinion.
Revised and updated, this classic text provides a vivid rendering of the United States from World War II into the twenty-first century.
Offers a history of the United States in the post-1890's era. This book is meant for the second half of US survey courses or for 20th Century US courses for upper class students.
The American Century: 1941 - 1985
Volume 1: A History of the United States from 1890 to 1941 Walter LaFeber, Richard Polenberg, and Nancy Woloch. Bonus Army protest Great Depression, 125—27, 126 Borah, William, 68, 91 Borden, Gail, 4 Bourne, Randolph, 36, 77 Boxing, ...
16 Gaither report . Deterrence and Survival in the Nuclear Age : Report to the President by the Security Resources Panel of the Science Advisory Committee , Nov. 7 , 1957 , White House Office , Office of the Special Assistant for ...
The American Century
"In a style at once trenchant and easygoing, Harold Evans leads us on a walk through the century now drawing to a close, taking us back over ground that far...
An overview of the people and events of the twentieth century follows America's rise to political and cultural preeminence.
This volume is being released separately for the first time to meet demand from instructors teaching courses that cover the prewar period.
Draws on the writings of intellectuals, speeches by politicians, periodicals, movies & TV, opinion polls, & other sources, White explores what America thought about power in the 20th century, how they evaluated America's world role & the ...
An exhibition catalog focuses on the United States' contributions in the fine and performing arts and architecture
The new edition of this classic text on modern U.S. history brings the story of contemporary America into the second decade of the twenty-first century with new coverage of the Obama presidency and the 2012 elections.