Critical Moments in American History – serie
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Advent of the All-Volunteer Force
Protecting Free Society
Häftad, 2023
620 kr
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This book examines the extensive influence of the All-Volunteer Force (AVF) on the past, present, and future of America, demonstrating how the AVF encompasses the most significant issues of military history and defense policy. Throughout the vast majority of its wars during the twentieth century, …
Advent of the All-Volunteer Force
Protecting Free Society
Inbunden, 2023
2190 kr
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This book examines the extensive influence of the All-Volunteer Force (AVF) on the past, present, and future of America, demonstrating how the AVF encompasses the most significant issues of military history and defense policy. Throughout the vast majority of its wars during the twentieth century, …
Nixon in China
Häftad, 2025
665 kr
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This book reassesses Richard Nixon’s historic visit as the first American president ever to visit mainland China in 1972, personalizing the actors involved and exploring the event’s lasting impact.Nixon’s visit signalled a dramatic change not only in U.S.–China relations but in the overall …
Nixon in China
Inbunden, 2025
2578 kr
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This book reassesses Richard Nixon’s historic visit as the first American president ever to visit mainland China in 1972, personalizing the actors involved and exploring the event’s lasting impact.Nixon’s visit signalled a dramatic change not only in U.S.–China relations but in the overall …
"Silent Majority" Speech
Richard Nixon, the Vietnam War, and the Origins of the New Right
Inbunden, 2019
2578 kr
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The "Silent Majority" Speech treats Richard Nixon’s address of November 3, 1969, as a lens through which to examine the latter years of the Vietnam War and their significance to U.S. global power and American domestic life. The book uses Nixon’s speech – which introduced the policy of …
"Silent Majority" Speech
Richard Nixon, the Vietnam War, and the Origins of the New Right
Häftad, 2019
665 kr
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The "Silent Majority" Speech treats Richard Nixon’s address of November 3, 1969, as a lens through which to examine the latter years of the Vietnam War and their significance to U.S. global power and American domestic life. The book uses Nixon’s speech – which introduced the policy of …
1980 Presidential Election
Ronald Reagan and the Shaping of the American Conservative Movement
Inbunden, 2013
2586 kr
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Ronald Reagan’s victory in the 1980 presidential election marked a watershed moment in the history of the United States, heralding the triumph of the American conservative movement. Once a supporter of the New Deal, Reagan had come to symbolize the union of three diverse forms of …
1980 Presidential Election
Ronald Reagan and the Shaping of the American Conservative Movement
Häftad, 2013
652 kr
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Ronald Reagan’s victory in the 1980 presidential election marked a watershed moment in the history of the United States, heralding the triumph of the American conservative movement. Once a supporter of the New Deal, Reagan had come to symbolize the union of three diverse forms of …
From Selma to Montgomery
The Long March to Freedom
Inbunden, 2013
2586 kr
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On March 7, 1965, a peaceful voting rights demonstration in Selma, Alabama, was met with an unprovoked attack of shocking violence that riveted the attention of the nation. In the days and weeks following "Bloody Sunday," the demonstrators would not be deterred, and thousands of others joined their …
From Selma to Montgomery
The Long March to Freedom
Häftad, 2013
652 kr
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On March 7, 1965, a peaceful voting rights demonstration in Selma, Alabama, was met with an unprovoked attack of shocking violence that riveted the attention of the nation. In the days and weeks following "Bloody Sunday," the demonstrators would not be deterred, and thousands of others joined their …
Homestead Strike
Labor, Violence, and American Industry
Av Paul Kahan
Inbunden, 2013
2578 kr
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On July 6, 1892, three hundred armed Pinkerton agents arrived in Homestead, Pennsylvania to retake the Carnegie Steelworks from the company's striking workers. As the agents tried to leave their boats, shots rang out and a violent skirmish began. The confrontation at Homestead was a turning point …
Homestead Strike
Labor, Violence, and American Industry
Av Paul Kahan
Häftad, 2013
650 kr
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On July 6, 1892, three hundred armed Pinkerton agents arrived in Homestead, Pennsylvania to retake the Carnegie Steelworks from the company's striking workers. As the agents tried to leave their boats, shots rang out and a violent skirmish began. The confrontation at Homestead was a turning point …
Flu Epidemic of 1918
America's Experience in the Global Health Crisis
Inbunden, 2014
2818 kr
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In 1918, a devastating world-wide influenza epidemic hit the United States. Killing over 600,000 Americans and causing the national death rate to jump 30% in a single year, the outbreak obstructed the country's participation in World War I and imposed terrible challenges on communities across the …
Flu Epidemic of 1918
America's Experience in the Global Health Crisis
Häftad, 2014
665 kr
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In 1918, a devastating world-wide influenza epidemic hit the United States. Killing over 600,000 Americans and causing the national death rate to jump 30% in a single year, the outbreak obstructed the country's participation in World War I and imposed terrible challenges on communities across the …
California Gold Rush
The Stampede that Changed the World
Inbunden, 2016
2818 kr
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In January of 1848, James Marshall discovered gold at Sutter's Mill in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. For a year afterward, news of this discovery spread outward from California and started a mass migration to the gold fields. Thousands of people from the East Coast aspiring to start new lives …
California Gold Rush
The Stampede that Changed the World
Häftad, 2016
665 kr
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In January of 1848, James Marshall discovered gold at Sutter's Mill in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. For a year afterward, news of this discovery spread outward from California and started a mass migration to the gold fields. Thousands of people from the East Coast aspiring to start new lives …
Nativist Movement in America
Religious Conflict in the 19th Century
Av Katie Oxx
Inbunden, 2013
2578 kr
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By the mid nineteenth century, anti-Catholicism had become a central conflict in America. Fueling the dissent were Protestant groups dedicated to maintaining what they understood to be the Christian vision and spirit of the "founding fathers." Afraid of the religious and moral impact of Catholics, …
Nativist Movement in America
Religious Conflict in the 19th Century
Av Katie Oxx
Häftad, 2013
650 kr
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By the mid nineteenth century, anti-Catholicism had become a central conflict in America. Fueling the dissent were Protestant groups dedicated to maintaining what they understood to be the Christian vision and spirit of the "founding fathers." Afraid of the religious and moral impact of Catholics, …
Fort Pillow Massacre
North, South, and the Status of African Americans in the Civil War Era
Av Bruce Tap
Inbunden, 2013
2578 kr
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On April 12, 1864, a small Union force occupying Fort Pillow, Tennessee, a fortress located on the Mississippi River just north of Memphis, was overwhelmed by a larger Confederate force under the command of Nathan Bedford Forrest. While the battle was insignificant from a strategic standpoint, the …
Fort Pillow Massacre
North, South, and the Status of African Americans in the Civil War Era
Av Bruce Tap
Häftad, 2013
650 kr
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On April 12, 1864, a small Union force occupying Fort Pillow, Tennessee, a fortress located on the Mississippi River just north of Memphis, was overwhelmed by a larger Confederate force under the command of Nathan Bedford Forrest. While the battle was insignificant from a strategic standpoint, the …
Louisiana Purchase
A Global Context
Inbunden, 2013
2578 kr
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In 1803, the United States purchased 828,000 square miles of land from France at a price of approximately three cents per acre, dramatically altering the young nation’s geography and its political future. President Thomas Jefferson had struggled for three years over the purchase, which many …
Louisiana Purchase
A Global Context
Häftad, 2013
650 kr
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In 1803, the United States purchased 828,000 square miles of land from France at a price of approximately three cents per acre, dramatically altering the young nation’s geography and its political future. President Thomas Jefferson had struggled for three years over the purchase, which many …
Emergence of Rock and Roll
Music and the Rise of American Youth Culture
Inbunden, 2014
2578 kr
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Rock and roll music evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and 1950s, as a combination of African American blues, country, pop, and gospel music produced a new musical genre. Even as it captured the ears of the nation, rock and roll was the subject of controversy and contention. The …
Emergence of Rock and Roll
Music and the Rise of American Youth Culture
Häftad, 2014
755 kr
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Rock and roll music evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and 1950s, as a combination of African American blues, country, pop, and gospel music produced a new musical genre. Even as it captured the ears of the nation, rock and roll was the subject of controversy and contention. The …
Transforming Civil War Prisons
Lincoln, Lieber, and the Politics of Captivity
Av Paul J. Springer, Glenn Robins
Inbunden, 2014
2578 kr
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During the Civil War, 410,000 people were held as prisoners of war on both sides. With resources strained by the unprecedented number of prisoners, conditions in overcrowded prison camps were dismal, and the death toll across Confederate and Union prisons reached 56,000 by the end of the war. In an …
Transforming Civil War Prisons
Lincoln, Lieber, and the Politics of Captivity
Av Paul J. Springer, Glenn Robins
Häftad, 2014
665 kr
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During the Civil War, 410,000 people were held as prisoners of war on both sides. With resources strained by the unprecedented number of prisoners, conditions in overcrowded prison camps were dismal, and the death toll across Confederate and Union prisons reached 56,000 by the end of the war. In an …
McCarthyism
The Realities, Delusions and Politics Behind the 1950s Red Scare
Inbunden, 2017
2818 kr
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In this succinct text, Jonathan Michaels examines the rise of anti-communist sentiment in the postwar United States, exploring the factors that facilitated McCarthyism and assessing the long-term effects on US politics and culture. McCarthyism:The Realities, Delusions and Politics Behind the 1950s …
McCarthyism
The Realities, Delusions and Politics Behind the 1950s Red Scare
Häftad, 2017
665 kr
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In this succinct text, Jonathan Michaels examines the rise of anti-communist sentiment in the postwar United States, exploring the factors that facilitated McCarthyism and assessing the long-term effects on US politics and culture. McCarthyism:The Realities, Delusions and Politics Behind the 1950s …
Freedom to Serve
Truman, Civil Rights, and Executive Order 9981
Av Jon Taylor
Häftad, 2012
650 kr
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On the eve of America’s entry into World War II, African American leaders pushed for inclusion in the war effort and, after the war, they mounted a concerted effort to integrate the armed services. Harry S. Truman’s decision to issue Executive Order 9981 in 1948, which resulted in the integration …
