Table of Contents

Introduction  1. The Struggle for the Constitution, 1763-1877  2. The Origins of the American Civil War, 1840-1861  3. The American Civil War, 1861-1865  4. Politics, Reform and Westwards Expansion, 1865-1919  5. Boom and Bust: Economy and Society, 1919-1933  6. Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal, 1933-1941  7. Foreign Policy, 1890-1941  8. Foreign Policy, 1941-1991  9. Civil Rights, 1863-1992  10. Domestic Policy from Kennedy to Bush, 1961-1992  Conclusion  Biographies of Important Personalities  Glossary of Key Terms  Guide to Further Reading

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Tim Clancey, Simon Mosley, John Spiller, Stephen Young

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