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The making of the American dream : an unconventional history of the United States from 1607 to 1900. Vol. 2, The beginning of the end of the republic /

Any history that touts itself as unconventional is bound to raise some hackles when it challenges traditional interpretations of our nation?s past. Yet history is continually under revision. This 2-volume work, covering America's first 300 years, differs from others in seeking to debunk numerou...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kaplan, Lewis E.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Algora Pub., ©2009.
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  • Introduction; Chapter 1. Setting the Stage for Hostilities; Chapter 2. Why the War Lasted Four Years; Chapter 3. The Immediate Aftermath of the War; Chapter 4. The Road to Impeachment; Chapter 5. The Case for Impeachment; Chapter 6. The Plight of the Negro; Chapter 7. The North: Growth and Corruption; Chapter 8. The Scandals of the Grant Administrations; Chapter 9. Railroads, Corruption and the Panic of 1873; Chapter 10. The Stolen Presidential Election of 1876; Chapter 11. The Hayes Administration; Chapter 12. The Plight of the Capitalist Farmers.
  • Chapter 13. The Last Effort to Organize the Farm CommunityChapter 14. The Populist Party; Chapter 15. The Plight of Labor; Chapter 16. The AFL; Chapter 17. The Consolidation of Industry; Chapter 18. The Republicans in Disarray; Chapter 19. The US Acquires a Navy; Chapter 20. The Panic of 1893; Chapter 21. The Spanish-American War; Epilogue; Recommended Readings (The Making of the American Dream Volume 2).