America in quotations : a kaleidoscopic view of American history / compiled and edited by Howard J. Langer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Langer, Howard.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History.

United States--History--Quotations, maxims, etc.

United States.

United States--Biography.

Quotations, American.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xv, 463 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2002.

Summary:

American thought is traced from the pre-Columbus explorers to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, by encompassing and juxtaposing the words of politicians, generals, Native Americans, ethnic minorities, women, labor representatives, and slaves.

Contents:

1. Before Columbus 1

2. Beginnings 3

3. Colonial Period 11

4. The American Revolution 27

5. The New Nation 43

6. Westward Expansion 53

7. House Divided 85

8. Civil War 105

9. Reconstruction 129

10. Industrialism 149

11. America as a World Power 175

12. Boom and Bust 205

13. Depression and New Deal 221

14. World War II 247

15. Cold War 275

16. Civil Rights Movement 297

17. From Nixon to Reagan 331

18. New World Order

and Disorder 371.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [441]-452) and index.

ISBN:

0313308837

OCLC:

46976696