Contents

Introduction

1. Colonization and Settlement (1585–1759)

2. Revolution and the New Nation (1760–1820s)

3. Expansion and Reform (1801–1870)

4. The Civil War and Reconstruction (1850–1877)

5. Development of the Industrial United States (1870–1899)

6. Emergence of Modern America and World War I (1900–1928)

7. The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)

8. Postwar United States (1945–1979)

9. Contemporary America (1980–)

Select Bibliography

Index