Product Description: Book by Divine, Professor Robert A.

Selected essays evaluate President Kennedy's handling of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, while summarizing the major events and contributing factors

Product Description: Book by Divine, Robert A.

Investigates the response of politicians, scientists, and the American people to the dangers of the atomic bomb and radiation fallout by chronicling the nuclear test ban debate during the 1950s.

Examines in detail the breakdown of diplomacy which led to American involvement in World War II and its subsequent reestablishment in the quest for peace (view table of contents)

Argues that Eisenhower was a stronger president than previously believed and was responsible for many important accomplishments in the area of foreign policy and the quest for peace

Product Description: Divine's suspenseful history focuses on the interplay between foreign policy and domestic developments, using a presidential perspective. All presidencies between 1945 and 1984 are evaluated in light of national and international contributions and diplomatic events...read more

Product Description: In exploring the antiwar movement, tax and foreign economic policies, environmental and health care questions, and the space program, these essays demonstrate how domestic issues were critically affected by the Vietnam War and provide a fuller understanding of Johnson's vital but flawed legacy to the nation...read more

Product Description: Hardcover 1991 teacher's edition. Contains a teacher's section in the front of the book. Also has the pages of the student book, with teacher's information in the side margins.

An account of the drama and birth of the space age discusses the public uproar, secret U-2 flights, bungled missile tests, spy satellites, political maneuvering, and scientific triumph surrounding Sputnik.

Product Description: Over the past decade, Lyndon Johnson has become the focus of an increasing number of revisionist studies. As a group, these works have been every bit as contentious and contradictory as LBJ himself and, ultimately, have provided only limited consensus on his presidency and his political career...read more

Product Description: America Past and Present blends the excitement and drama of the American experience with insights about the social, economic, and cultural forces that underlie it. Each of the authors is a renowned scholar in American history. Their goal has been to present a clear, relevant, and balanced history of the United States as an unfolding story of national development, from the days of the earliest inhabitants to the present...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Product Description: Perfect for individuals who want to use the internet as they explore American history, this is a web/book hybrid that uses the power of the internet to engage readers interested in the history of the United States since 1865. The book presents a clear, streamlined narrative of the social, political, economic, and cultural history of the United States since 1865, enabling the reader to appreciate the variety and diversity of the American experience...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Book by Divine, Robert A.

Product Description: America Past and Present, Brief Edition presents a balanced and manageable overview of the United States as an unfolding story of national development, blending the best in past historical interpretation with new scholarship. This edition features all of the strengths found in the successful comprehensive text: a compelling narrative, clear organization, and exceptional pedagogy...read more

With its careful balance of the social and political dimensions of our history, America Past and Present presents the experiences of both the ordinary men and women and the extraordinary historical figures who have contributed so much to our American past. A lively narrative, clear organization, attractive maps and illustrations, and exceptional pedagogy will help you better understand that past, and help you appreciate the role of the past in shaping your present - and your future.

Product Description: Americans consider themselves a peaceful people. Yet every generation since colonial times has taken part in war. Why? Does something in our democratic creed lead us repeatedly into hostilities? Does the American sense of mission demand that we take up arms to transform the world into our own image? Do baser motives drive national policy? Is there, in short, a distinctive American motive and style of war?Distinguished diplomatic historian Robert A...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Perfect for individuals who want to use the internet as they explore American history, this is a web/book hybrid that uses the power of the internet to engage readers interested in the history of the United States since 1865. The book presents a clear, streamlined narrative of the social, political, economic, and cultural history of the United States since 1865, enabling the reader to appreciate the variety and diversity of the American experience. The website that corresponds to the book includes images, maps, audio clips, primary source documents, and more. For anyone interested in exploring American history since 1865 with the help of the internet.

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