Mastering Modern United States History

John Traynor is a recently retired History Teacher. He is the author of Mastering Modern German History and Challenging History: Europe 1890-1990. He has also written history materials for the BBC, the Public Record Office and the National Archive of the United States.

John Traynor provides a masterly, comprehensive and highly readable survey of The American Century. A model of crisp compression and clear organisation, it blends sharp analysis, broad themes, and deft portraits of leading figures to produce an authoritative introduction to the United States' transition from the recognisably small-town society of the later 1800s to the global superpower of today.

• The Beginning of the American Century 1900-1920Foreign Policy 1900-1920The 1920sFDR: The Great Depression and the New DealRoosevelt's Foreign Policy, 1933-45African-Americans 1900-1945Post War AmericaThe 1950s: Affluence and AnxietyJohn F. Kennedy, 1961-1963LBJ: The Great Society and VietnamThe Shift to the RightAfrican Americans 1945-2000The End of the American Century: 1980-2000Appendix A: Tables IndexAppendix B: Presidential ProfilesAppendix C: Questions and ExercisesAppendix D: ReferencesIndex.