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Pre-Colonial America

Encounters in the New World

A History in Documents
ISBN13: 9780195154917ISBN10: 0195154916 Paperback, 176 pages
Mar 2002,  In Stock
Emotional eyewitness accounts illustrate the early clash of cultures in the Americas spanning the years from Columbus's voyage in 1492 to the publication of the autobiography of a former slave, in 1789.

Natives and Newcomers

The Cultural Origins of North America
ISBN13: 9780195137712ISBN10: 019513771X Paperback, 432 pages
Aug 2000,  In Stock

Warpaths

Invasions of North America
ISBN13: 9780195082234ISBN10: 0195082230 Paperback, 304 pages
Nov 1994,  In Stock

American Holocaust

The Conquest of the New World
ISBN13: 9780195085570ISBN10: 0195085574 Paperback, 416 pages
Sep 1993,  In Stock

Colonial Period

John Winthrop

America's Forgotten Founding Father
ISBN13: 9780195179811ISBN10: 0195179811 Paperback, 512 pages
Feb 2005,  In Stock
Francis J. Bremer draws on over a decade of research to offer a superb biography of John Winthrop, the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, who, more than anyone else, shaped the culture of early New England.

Escaping Salem

The Other Witch Hunt of 1692
ISBN13: 9780195161304ISBN10: 0195161300 Paperback, 192 pages
Jan 2005,  In Stock
A gripping narrative that captures the mind-set of colonial New England.

The Marketplace of Revolution

How Consumer Politics Shaped American Independence
ISBN13: 9780195181319ISBN10: 019518131X Paperback, 400 pages
Dec 2004,  In Stock
A brilliant new interpretation of a revolutionary political culture

Entertaining Satan

Witchcraft and the Culture of Early New England
Updated Edition
ISBN13: 9780195174830ISBN10: 0195174836 Paperback, 576 pages
Sep 2004,  In Stock
The Bancroft Prize-winning work on American witchcraft, now in an updated edition

"Myne Owne Ground"

Race and Freedom on Virginia's Eastern Shore, 1640-1676
25th Anniversary Edition
ISBN13: 9780195175370ISBN10: 0195175379 Paperback, 176 pages
Sep 2004,  In Stock
First printed twenty-five years ago, this book has challenged readers to rethink much of what is taken for granted about American race relations.

The American Revolution

A History in Documents
ISBN13: 9780195132243ISBN10: 0195132246 Hardback, 208 pages
Jun 2003,  In Stock
A vivid illustration of the American Revolution told through a unique collection of primary sources

Colonial America

A History in Documents
ISBN13: 9780195137477ISBN10: 0195137477 Hardback, 192 pages
Nov 2002,  In Stock
A fascinating look at Colonial America told through primary source documents

A Little Commonwealth

Family Life in Plymouth Colony
Second Edition
ISBN13: 9780195128901ISBN10: 0195128907 Paperback, 240 pages
Jul 1999,  In Stock
A new edition of the groundbreaking study of America's first puritan families

Albion's Seed

Four British Folkways in America
ISBN13: 9780195069051ISBN10: 0195069056 Paperback, 972 pages
Mar 1991,  In Stock
The first book in a major series by Fischer on the cultural history of the United States

The Invasion Within

The Contest of Cultures in Colonial North America
ISBN13: 9780195041545ISBN10: 0195041542 Paperback, 416 pages
Nov 1986,  In Stock
Ethnohistorian James Axtell unravels the fascinating relations between the French, English, and Indians in their struggle for control over colonial North America.

Manitou and Providence

Indians, Europeans, and the Making of New England, 1500-1643
ISBN13: 9780195034547ISBN10: 0195034546 Paperback, 336 pages
Mar 1984,  In Stock

Puritans and Adventurers

Change and Persistence in Early America
ISBN13: 9780195032079ISBN10: 0195032071 Paperback, 288 pages
Sep 1982,  In Stock

American Revolution

The Glorious Cause

The American Revolution, 1763-1789
Revised and Expanded Edition
ISBN13: 9780195315882ISBN10: 019531588X Paperback, 752 pages
Feb 2007,  Out of Stock
The classic history of the American Revolution--now in an updated and expanded twentieth anniversary edition

Washington's Crossing

ISBN13: 9780195181593ISBN10: 019518159X Paperback, 576 pages
Dec 2005,  In Stock
WINNER OF THE 2005 PULITZER PRIZE FOR HISTORY
A dramatic and colorful narrative of a pivotal moment in American history--George Washington crossing the Delaware

Thomas Jefferson

ISBN13: 9780195181302ISBN10: 0195181301 Paperback, 288 pages
Jul 2005,  In Stock
A brilliant short biography of one of the giants of American history

The Glorious Cause

The American Revolution, 1763-1789
Revised and Expanded Edition
ISBN13: 9780195162479ISBN10: 0195162471 Hardback, 760 pages
Jan 2005,  In Stock
The classic history of the American Revolution--now in an updated and expanded twentieth anniversary edition

The Marketplace of Revolution

How Consumer Politics Shaped American Independence
ISBN13: 9780195181319ISBN10: 019518131X Paperback, 400 pages
Dec 2004,  In Stock
A brilliant new interpretation of a revolutionary political culture

Tom Paine and Revolutionary America

Updated Edition
ISBN13: 9780195174854ISBN10: 0195174852 Paperback, 368 pages
Sep 2004,  In Stock
Featuring a new preface, this classic study examines the remarkable career of the foremost political pamphleteer of the American Revolution.

The American Revolution

A History in Documents
ISBN13: 9780195132243ISBN10: 0195132246 Hardback, 208 pages
Jun 2003,  In Stock
A vivid illustration of the American Revolution told through a unique collection of primary sources

Rights of Man, Common Sense, and Other Political Writings

ISBN13: 9780192835574ISBN10: 0192835572 paper, 544 pages
Jul 1998,  (This Format No Longer Available)
Paine was the first international revolutionary. His Common Sense was the most widely read pamphlet of the American Revolution; his Rights of Man was the most famous defence of the French. He was an exemplary democrat whise ideas still capture broadly the beliefs behind liberal welfare states today.

Paul Revere's Ride

ISBN13: 9780195098310ISBN10: 0195098315 Paperback, 464 pages
Feb 1995,  In Stock
A dramatic account of Paul Revere's Ride that uses this one famous incident to offer deep insight into the outbreak of the revolution and the birth of the American republic

Essays on the Making of the Constitution

Second Edition
ISBN13: 9780195049022ISBN10: 0195049020 Paperback, 352 pages
Mar 1987,  In Stock

Sources and Documents Illustrating the American Revolution, 1764-1788

and the Formation of the Federal Constitution
Second Edition
ISBN13: 9780195002621ISBN10: 0195002628 Paperback, 432 pages
Dec 1965,  In Stock

Early Republic and Jacksonian Period

ISBN13: 9780195154238ISBN10: 0195154231 Paperback, 208 pages
Feb 2006,  In Stock
Synthesizing political, social, and cultural aspects of early U.S. history, The Early American Republic, 1789-1829 provides a unique and integrated overview of the era.

Adams vs. Jefferson

The Tumultuous Election of 1800
ISBN13: 9780195189063ISBN10: 019518906X Paperback, 288 pages
Sep 2005,  In Stock
A fast-paced narrative of the dramatic election of 1800, in which two Founding Fathers waged a bitter battle to shape the destiny of the young nation

Sleuthing the Alamo

Davy Crockett's Last Stand and Other Mysteries of the Texas Revolution
ISBN13: 9780195163506ISBN10: 0195163508 Paperback, 228 pages
Feb 2005,  In Stock
A vivid account of historical detective work that challenges some of the cherished myths of Texas history. 2005 Texas Historical Commission's T.R. Fehrenbach Award Winner.

The Kingdom of Matthias

A Story of Sex and Salvation in 19th-Century America
ISBN13: 9780195098358ISBN10: 0195098358 Paperback, 240 pages
Jun 1995,  In Stock
The strangle tale of the self-proclaimed prophet Matthias and what it tells us about about religous cults, then and now

The Turbulent Era

Riot and Disorder in Jacksonian America
ISBN13: 9780195026788ISBN10: 0195026780 Paperback, 144 pages
Mar 1980,  In Stock

The Antebellum Period

Mr. Jefferson's Lost Cause

Land, Farmers, Slavery, and the Louisiana Purchase
ISBN13: 9780195176070ISBN10: 0195176073 Paperback, 376 pages
Aug 2004,  In Stock
How the growth of slave plantations doomed Jefferson's ideal of a republic of small farmers and wrought desolation upon Southern lands

The Slaveholding Republic

An Account of the United States Government's Relations to Slavery
ISBN13: 9780195158052ISBN10: 0195158059 Paperback, 480 pages
Oct 2002,  In Stock
The final major work of a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian--an important contribution to our understanding of slavery in the United States

Free Soil, Free Labor, Free Men

The Ideology of the Republican Party before the Civil War
With a New Introductory Essay
ISBN13: 9780195094978ISBN10: 0195094972 Paperback, 400 pages
Feb 1995,  In Stock
A classic, indispensable contribution to our understanding of the causes of the Civil War. "A truly brilliant achievement."--Stanley M. Elkins, author of the Bancroft Prize-winning The Age of Federalism

Cosmos Crumbling

American Reform and the Religious Imagination
ISBN13: 9780195045680ISBN10: 0195045688 Paperback, 304 pages
Jul 1994,  In Stock

The Slave Community

Plantation Life in the Antebellum South
Revised Edition
ISBN13: 9780195025637ISBN10: 0195025636 Paperback, 432 pages
Nov 1979,  In Stock

Civil War and Reconstruction

ISBN13: 9780195309584ISBN10: 0195309588 Paperback, 128 pages
Oct 2008,  In Stock
The only Civil War atlas that features data maps and illustrates key issues before and after the war years

The Making of a Confederate

Walter Lenoir's Civil War
ISBN13: 9780195314342ISBN10: 0195314344 Paperback, 272 pages
Jun 2008,  In Stock
In this compelling story, Barney focuses on the life of one man, Walter Lenoir of North Carolina, to examine the origins of southern white identity alongside its myriad ambiguities and complexities.

The Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858

150th Anniversary Edition
ISBN13: 9780195339420ISBN10: 0195339428 Paperback, 368 pages
Feb 2008,  In Stock
This series of debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas communicates the eloquence, urgency, and immediacy of its historical moment.

A People at War

Civilians and Soldiers in America's Civil War
ISBN13: 9780195146554ISBN10: 0195146557 Paperback, 384 pages
Dec 2007,  In Stock
A vivid portrait of how the Civil War convulsed the lives of ordinary Americans, civilians and soldiers alike

The Making of a Confederate

Walter Lenoir's Civil War
ISBN13: 9780195314359ISBN10: 0195314352 Hardback, 272 pages
Oct 2007,  In Stock
A finely nuanced and eye-opening portrait of one man's evolution into a passionate follower of the Confederate Lost Cause

This Mighty Scourge

Perspectives on the Civil War
ISBN13: 9780195313666ISBN10: 0195313666 Hardback, 272 pages
Jan 2007,  Out of Stock
New writings and reflections on our nation's greatest cataclysm, from America's leading authority on the Civil War

Battle Scars

Gender and Sexuality in the American Civil War
ISBN13: 9780195174458ISBN10: 0195174453 Hardback, 232 pages
Jan 2006,  (This Format No Longer Available)
A required follow-up to the now-classic Divided Houses

Battle Scars

Gender and Sexuality in the American Civil War
ISBN13: 9780195174441ISBN10: 0195174445 Paperback, 232 pages
Jan 2006,  In Stock
A required follow-up to the now-classic Divided Houses

Southern Lady, Yankee Spy

The True Story of Elizabeth Van Lew, a Union Agent in the Heart of the Confederacy
ISBN13: 9780195179897ISBN10: 0195179897 Paperback, 336 pages
Feb 2005,  In Stock
The first major biography of one of the most remarkable women of the Civil War era--the leader of the North's key spy ring in the South

Lincoln's Sanctuary

Abraham Lincoln and the Soldiers' Home
ISBN13: 9780195179859ISBN10: 0195179854 Paperback, 272 pages
Dec 2004,  In Stock
A poignant look at how Lincoln the man shouldered the burden of being Lincoln the president

Crossroads of Freedom

Antietam
ISBN13: 9780195173307ISBN10: 0195173309 Paperback, 224 pages
Mar 2004,  In Stock
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian James M. McPherson offers a masterful portrait of the bloody one-day battle that turned the tide of the Civil War

Battle Cry of Freedom

The Civil War Era
ISBN13: 9780195168952ISBN10: 019516895X Paperback, 952 pages
Oct 2003,  Out of Stock
The Pulitzer Prize-winning one-volume history of the American Civil War in a convenient paperback format!

Our Secret Constitution

How Lincoln Redefined American Democracy
ISBN13: 9780195156287ISBN10: 0195156285 Paperback, 304 pages
Nov 2002,  In Stock
A revolutionary argument that America emerged from the Civil War with a second constitution radically different from the first

This Fiery Trial

The Speeches and Writings of Abraham Lincoln
ISBN13: 9780195151015ISBN10: 0195151011 Paperback, 256 pages
Oct 2002,  In Stock
A superb collection of the writings of Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln and Civil War America

A Biography
ISBN13: 9780195151008ISBN10: 0195151003 Paperback, 256 pages
Oct 2002,  In Stock
A truly concise and authoritative new biography of Abraham Lincoln, written by a leading historian

The South Vs. The South

How Anti-Confederate Southerners Shaped the Course of the Civil War
ISBN13: 9780195156294ISBN10: 0195156293 Paperback, 256 pages
Sep 2002,  In Stock
A dramatically new explanation for why the Confederacy lost the Civil War

The Civil War

A History in Documents
ISBN13: 9780195115581ISBN10: 0195115589 Hardback, 208 pages
Dec 2000,  In Stock
Rachel Seidman brings together an array of primary sources--the letters, diary entries, memoirs, and testimony of blacks, Native Americans, women, children, farmers, and foot soldiers--that bring the Civil War to life.

For Cause and Comrades

Why Men Fought in the Civil War
ISBN13: 9780195124996ISBN10: 0195124995 Paperback, 256 pages
Aug 1998,  In Stock
James McPherson brings us a moving and thoughtful analysis of why the Civil War soldiers fought.

Drawn with the Sword

Reflections on the American Civil War
ISBN13: 9780195117967ISBN10: 0195117964 Paperback, 272 pages
Oct 1997,  In Stock
Essays on the Civil War by America's leading historian of that conflict. "A lively reminder that the best scholarship is also often a pleasure to read."--The New York Times Book Review

An Uncommon Soldier

The Civil War Letters of Sarah Rosetta Wakeman, alias Pvt. Lyons Wakeman, 153rd Regiment, New York State Volunteers, 1862-1864
ISBN13: 9780195102437ISBN10: 0195102436 Paperback, 128 pages
Jan 1996,  In Stock
A unique collection of letters from a female common soldier on the front lines of the Civil War

Why the Confederacy Lost

ISBN13: 9780195085495ISBN10: 0195085493 Paperback, 224 pages
Aug 1993,  In Stock
"A stimulating, authoritative, and persuasive contribution to Civil War historiography."--Kirkus Reviews

Divided Houses

Gender and the Civil War
ISBN13: 9780195080346ISBN10: 0195080343 Paperback, 448 pages
Oct 1992,  In Stock
ISBN13: 9780195076066ISBN10: 0195076060 Paperback, 192 pages
Apr 1992,  In Stock
A riveting exploration of America's "second revolution" by one of America's most esteemed historians

Vengeance and Justice

Crime and Punishment in the Nineteenth-Century American South
ISBN13: 9780195039887ISBN10: 0195039882 Paperback, 362 pages
Dec 1985,  In Stock

Gilded Age and Progressive Era

Holy Jumpers

Evangelicals and Radicals in Progressive Era America
ISBN13: 9780195377842ISBN10: 0195377842 Hardback, 224 pages
Mar 2010,  Not Yet Published

"They Say"

Ida B. Wells and the Reconstruction of Race
ISBN13: 9780195160215ISBN10: 0195160215 Paperback, 256 pages
Jun 2008,  In Stock
This gripping book chronicles the first thirty years in the life of activist Ida B. Wells, intertwining her tumultuous story with the shifting definitions of race in post-emancipation America.

"They Say"

Ida B. Wells and the Reconstruction of Race
ISBN13: 9780195160208ISBN10: 0195160207 Hardback, 256 pages
Sep 2007,  In Stock
A vivid portrait of the rise of Ida B. Wells, illuminating the racial tensions of the Reconstruction period through the early years of this famed crusader

America Reformed

Progressives and Progressivisms, 1890s-1920s
ISBN13: 9780195172201ISBN10: 0195172205 Paperback, 304 pages
Aug 2006,  In Stock
Introduces progressivism less as a straightforward history of actual reforms than as a revision of the ways in which Americans organized themselves to confront the problems of their society.

New Spirits

Americans in the Gilded Age, 1865-1905
ISBN13: 9780195147292ISBN10: 0195147294 Paperback, 304 pages
Nov 2005,  In Stock
New Spirits: Americans in the Gilded Age, 1865-1905 provides a fascinating look at one of the most crucial chapters in U.S. history.

The Gilded Age

A History in Documents
ISBN13: 9780195166385ISBN10: 0195166388 Paperback, 192 pages
Apr 2003,  In Stock
Now in paperback -- perfect for courses!

No Separate Refuge

Culture, Class, and Gender on an Anglo-Hispanic Frontier in the American Southwest, 1880-1940
ISBN13: 9780195060737ISBN10: 0195060733 Paperback, 368 pages
Oct 1989,  In Stock

Twentieth Century America Survey

The Rise and Fall of the American Century

The United States from 1890-2009
ISBN13: 9780195382624ISBN10: 0195382625 Paperback, 336 pages
Dec 2008,  In Stock
This engaging analysis by renowned historian William H. Chafe looks at America's rise to world prominence in the midst of both domestic and international challenges.

The Unfinished Journey

America Since World War II
Sixth Edition
ISBN13: 9780195315370ISBN10: 0195315375 Paperback, 624 pages
Nov 2006,  In Stock
This popular and classic text chronicles America's roller-coaster journey through the decades since World War II.

The Pursuit of Fairness

A History of Affirmative Action
ISBN13: 9780195182453ISBN10: 0195182456 Paperback, 344 pages
May 2005,  In Stock
The first concise, balanced, and engaging history of affirmative action.

Long Time Gone

Sixties America Then and Now
ISBN13: 9780195125153ISBN10: 0195125150 Paperback, 256 pages
Apr 2001,  In Stock
A fascinating look at a crucial era in American history

Perspectives on Modern America

Making Sense of the Twentieth Century
ISBN13: 9780195128659ISBN10: 0195128656 Paperback, 336 pages
Aug 2000,  In Stock

Twentieth-Century America

A Brief History
ISBN13: 9780195044843ISBN10: 0195044843 Paperback, 320 pages
May 2000,  In Stock
A comprehensive account of twentieth century America in a brief and readable form

World War I

A History of the Great War

World War One and the International Crisis of the Early Twentieth Century
ISBN13: 9780195181944ISBN10: 0195181948 Paperback, 448 pages
Mar 2009,  In Stock
Explicity global in scope, this comprehensive history also discusses World War I in its chronological entirety.

The First World War

ISBN13: 9780192804457ISBN10: 0192804456 Paperback, 176 pages
Jul 2003,  (Edition No Longer Available)
A brief, accessible, and highly engaging narrative history of World War I

Woodrow Wilson and World Politics

America's Response to War and Revolution
ISBN13: 9780195008036ISBN10: 0195008030 Paperback, 352 pages
Feb 1970,  In Stock

US to 1945

The American People in the Great Depression

Freedom from Fear, Part One
ISBN13: 9780195168921ISBN10: 0195168925 Paperback, 504 pages
Oct 2003,  In Stock
Pulitzer Prize winner FREEDOM FROM FEAR --now in two paperback volumes!

The Depression and New Deal

A History in Documents
ISBN13: 9780195166361ISBN10: 0195166361 Paperback, 192 pages
Apr 2003,  In Stock
Now in paperback and perfect for courses!

Freedom from Fear

The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945
ISBN13: 9780195144031ISBN10: 0195144031 Paperback, 992 pages
Feb 2001,  In Stock
A superb addition to the acclaimed Oxford History of the United States--a Pulitzer Prize-winning narrative that spans the Great Depression, FDR's New Deal, and the Second World War

The Boisterous Sea of Liberty

A Documentary History of America from Discovery through the Civil War
ISBN13: 9780195116700ISBN10: 0195116704 Paperback, 608 pages
Nov 1999,  In Stock
The living voices of the past provide a rich and immediate portrait of the forces that shaped America

World War II

World War II

A History in Documents
ISBN13: 9780195338126ISBN10: 019533812X Paperback, 176 pages
Oct 2009,  In Stock
ISBN13: 9780195307481ISBN10: 0195307488 map
Mar 2007,  (Out of Print)
ISBN13: 9780195307665ISBN10: 0195307666 map
Mar 2007,  (Out of Print)

Occupied Japan Poster

ISBN13: 9780195307689ISBN10: 0195307682 map
Mar 2007,  (Out of Print)
ISBN13: 9780195307658ISBN10: 0195307658 map
Mar 2007,  (Out of Print)
ISBN13: 9780195307672ISBN10: 0195307674 map
Dec 2006,  (Out of Print)
ISBN13: 9780195307641ISBN10: 019530764X map
Apr 2006,  (Out of Print)

Concise Historical Atlas of World War Two

The Geography of Conflict
ISBN13: 9780195182200ISBN10: 0195182200 Paperback, 128 pages
Nov 2005,  In Stock
A concise collection of 50 full-color maps that vividly convey not only the key military battles and campaigns but also the cultural and political geography of World War Two.

The American People in World War II

Freedom from Fear, Part Two
ISBN13: 9780195168938ISBN10: 0195168933 Paperback, 528 pages
Oct 2003,  In Stock
"Consistently original and sometimes startling conclusions."--The Washington Post

With the Old Breed

At Peleliu and Okinawa
ISBN13: 9780195067149ISBN10: 0195067142 paper, 352 pages
Oct 1990,  (Edition No Longer Available)
A gut-wrenching account of the United States Marines in the battles at Peleliu and Okinawa--one of the most honest depictions of combat to come out of World War II

US Since 1945

"To Everything There is a Season"

Pete Seeger and the Power of Song
ISBN13: 9780195324815ISBN10: 0195324811 Hardback, 256 pages
Apr 2009,  In Stock
Allan Winkler describes how folk singer Pete Seeger applied his musical talents to improve conditions for less fortunate people everywhere

A History of Our Time

Readings on Postwar America
Seventh Edition
ISBN13: 9780195320367ISBN10: 0195320360 Paperback, 528 pages
Mar 2007,  In Stock
This popular and comprehensive anthology presents cogent, provocative articles from differing political perspectives on major issues in postwar America.

The Unfinished Journey

America Since World War II
Sixth Edition
ISBN13: 9780195315370ISBN10: 0195315375 Paperback, 624 pages
Nov 2006,  In Stock
This popular and classic text chronicles America's roller-coaster journey through the decades since World War II.

Polio

An American Story
ISBN13: 9780195307146ISBN10: 0195307143 Paperback, 368 pages
Aug 2006,  In Stock
Winner of the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for History
The gripping story of the 1950s polio scare and of the intense--and intensely bitter--competition to find the first vaccine

Right Turn

American Life in the Reagan-Bush Era, 1980-1992
ISBN13: 9780195172577ISBN10: 0195172574 Paperback, 208 pages
Mar 2006,  In Stock
Right Turn addresses the various policy, cultural, social, economic, and technological issues that made the 1980s and early 1990s such an interesting period in U.S. history.

The Pursuit of Fairness

A History of Affirmative Action
ISBN13: 9780195182453ISBN10: 0195182456 Paperback, 344 pages
May 2005,  In Stock
The first concise, balanced, and engaging history of affirmative action.

Lyndon B. Johnson

Portrait of a President
ISBN13: 9780195159219ISBN10: 0195159217 Paperback, 406 pages
Jan 2005,  In Stock
A superb one-volume, abridged edition of a critically acclaimed two-volume biography of Lyndon Baines Johnson

A Time for War

The United States and Vietnam, 1941-1975
ISBN13: 9780195125016ISBN10: 0195125010 Paperback, 416 pages
Dec 1998,  In Stock
The first major full-length history of the Vietnam War based on primary sources

Grand Expectations

The United States, 1945-1974
ISBN13: 9780195117974ISBN10: 0195117972 Paperback, 880 pages
Sep 1997,  In Stock
Winner of the 1997 Bancroft Prize

The United States and the End of the Cold War

Implications, Reconsiderations, Provocations
ISBN13: 9780195085518ISBN10: 0195085515 Paperback, 320 pages
Mar 1994,  In Stock

Crabgrass Frontier

The Suburbanization of the United States
ISBN13: 9780195049831ISBN10: 0195049837 Paperback, 432 pages
Apr 1987,  In Stock
"A landmark publication, a book of major scholarly and practical importance."--American Historical Review

Origins of the Cold War / Cold War America

The Cuban Missile Crisis

A Concise History
ISBN13: 9780195178609ISBN10: 0195178602 Paperback, 144 pages
Jul 2006,  In Stock
ISBN13: 9780192801784ISBN10: 0192801783 Paperback, 200 pages
May 2003,  In Stock
A compact overview of the Cold War, written by a leading authority

The Cold War

A History in Documents
ISBN13: 9780195166378ISBN10: 019516637X Paperback, 160 pages
Apr 2003,  In Stock
Now in paperback -- perfect for courses on 20th Century America and The Cold War!

The Cold War

The United States and the Soviet Union, 1917-1991
ISBN13: 9780195078510ISBN10: 0195078519 Paperback, 368 pages
Aug 1997,  In Stock

The Devil We Knew

Americans and the Cold War
ISBN13: 9780195093773ISBN10: 0195093771 Paperback, 256 pages
Aug 1994,  In Stock

Civil Rights Era

"To Everything There is a Season"

Pete Seeger and the Power of Song
ISBN13: 9780195324815ISBN10: 0195324811 Hardback, 256 pages
Apr 2009,  In Stock
Allan Winkler describes how folk singer Pete Seeger applied his musical talents to improve conditions for less fortunate people everywhere
ISBN13: 9780195307634ISBN10: 0195307631 Paperback, 296 pages
Jul 2007,  In Stock
The abridged, paperback edition of Klarman's much acclaimed, Bancroft Prize-winning From Jim Crow to Civil Rights
ISBN13: 9780195307467ISBN10: 0195307461 hardback, 296 pages
Jul 2007,  (This Format No Longer Available)
A monumental work of history, now available in an abridged, paperback edition, ideal for students and general readers.

From Jim Crow to Civil Rights

The Supreme Court and the Struggle for Racial Equality
ISBN13: 9780195310184ISBN10: 0195310187 Paperback, 672 pages
Apr 2006,  In Stock
New in paperback, a monumental investigation of the Supreme Court's rulings on race--Winner of the Bancroft Prize for 2005

The Pursuit of Fairness

A History of Affirmative Action
ISBN13: 9780195182453ISBN10: 0195182456 Paperback, 344 pages
May 2005,  In Stock
The first concise, balanced, and engaging history of affirmative action.

Brown v. Board of Education

A Civil Rights Milestone and Its Troubled Legacy
ISBN13: 9780195156324ISBN10: 0195156323 Paperback, 320 pages
Oct 2002,  In Stock
A masterful narrative history of the landmark Supreme Court case and its aftermath in education and race relations

Civilities and Civil Rights

Greensboro, North Carolina, and the Black Struggle for Freedom
ISBN13: 9780195029192ISBN10: 0195029194 Paperback, 304 pages
May 1981,  In Stock

America in the Fifties

McCarthyism, The Great American Red Scare

A Documentary History
ISBN13: 9780195097016ISBN10: 0195097017 Paperback, 240 pages
Nov 1996,  In Stock

Vietnam War

Death of a Generation

How the Assassinations of Diem and JFK Prolonged the Vietnam War
ISBN13: 9780195176056ISBN10: 0195176057 Paperback, 592 pages
Aug 2004,  In Stock
A compelling argument that if Kennedy had lived he planned to end American involvement in Vietnam and thus spare a generation who died fighting there

The Vietnam War

A History in Documents
ISBN13: 9780195166354ISBN10: 0195166353 Paperback, 176 pages
Feb 2003,  In Stock
Now in paperback -- perfect for courses!

A Time for War

The United States and Vietnam, 1941-1975
ISBN13: 9780195125016ISBN10: 0195125010 Paperback, 416 pages
Dec 1998,  In Stock
The first major full-length history of the Vietnam War based on primary sources

America in the Sixties

"To Everything There is a Season"

Pete Seeger and the Power of Song
ISBN13: 9780195324815ISBN10: 0195324811 Hardback, 256 pages
Apr 2009,  In Stock
Allan Winkler describes how folk singer Pete Seeger applied his musical talents to improve conditions for less fortunate people everywhere

America Divided

The Civil War of the 1960s
Third Edition
ISBN13: 9780195319866ISBN10: 0195319869 Paperback, 384 pages
Feb 2007,  In Stock

America's Uncivil Wars

The Sixties Era from Elvis to the Fall of Richard Nixon
ISBN13: 9780195174977ISBN10: 0195174976 Paperback, 432 pages
Feb 2006,  In Stock
America's Uncivil Wars captures the broad sweep of this tumultuous era, analyzing both the cultural and political influences on the movements of the 1960s.

"Takin' it to the streets"

A Sixties Reader
Second Edition
ISBN13: 9780195142907ISBN10: 019514290X Paperback, 560 pages
Dec 2002,  In Stock

Kennedy's Wars

Berlin, Cuba, Laos, and Vietnam
ISBN13: 9780195152432ISBN10: 0195152433 Paperback, 560 pages
Mar 2002,  In Stock
"The best account we have of President Kennedy's foreign policy."--Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.

Long Time Gone

Sixties America Then and Now
ISBN13: 9780195125153ISBN10: 0195125150 Paperback, 256 pages
Apr 2001,  In Stock
A fascinating look at a crucial era in American history

The Movement and The Sixties

ISBN13: 9780195104578ISBN10: 0195104579 Paperback, 544 pages
Mar 1996,  In Stock
"Fascinating."--Fort Worth Star-Telegram

US Since 1960

Decade of Nightmares

The End of the Sixties and the Making of Eighties America
ISBN13: 9780195178661ISBN10: 0195178661 Hardback, 352 pages
Feb 2006,  (This Format No Longer Available)
A strikingly original account of the forces that led to the rise of Ronald Reagan and the ascendancy of the political Right

America 1973 - Present

Restless Giant

The United States from Watergate to Bush v. Gore
ISBN13: 9780195305227ISBN10: 0195305221 Paperback, 496 pages
Feb 2007,  In Stock
A panoramic account of recent American history, from the last days of Watergate through the first year of the new century

Right Turn

American Life in the Reagan-Bush Era, 1980-1992
ISBN13: 9780195172577ISBN10: 0195172574 Paperback, 208 pages
Mar 2006,  In Stock
Right Turn addresses the various policy, cultural, social, economic, and technological issues that made the 1980s and early 1990s such an interesting period in U.S. history.

Reckoning with Reagan

America and Its President in the 1980s
ISBN13: 9780195090499ISBN10: 0195090497 Paperback, 208 pages
Jun 1994,  In Stock