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  • Iraq and the Lessons of Vietnam

    Or, How Not to Learn from the Past

    by Christian G. Appy, Andrew J. Bacevich, Alex Danchev, David Elliott, Elizabeth L. Hillman, Gabriel Kolko, Walter LaFeber, Wilfried Mausbach, Alfred W. McCoy, Gareth Porter, John Prados ...
    Essays by Christian G. Appy, Andrew J. Bacevich, John Prados, and others offer "history at its best, meaning, at its most useful." —Howard ZinnFrom the launch of the "Shock and Awe" invasion in March 2003 through President George W. Bush's declaration of "Mission Accomplished" two months later, the war in Iraq was meant to demonstrate definitively that the United States had learned the lessons of ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Michael Jordan and the New Global Capitalism

    by Walter LaFeber ...
    Walter LaFeber's timely analysis looks at the ways that triumphant capitalism, coupled with high-tech telecommunications, is conquering the nations of the world, one mind—one pair of feet—at a time.With Michael Jordan and the New Global Capitalism, Walter LaFeber has written a biography, a social history, and a far-ranging economic critique. From basketball prodigy to international phenomenon to ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • The American Century

    A History of the United States Since 1941: Volume 2

    by Walter LaFeber, Richard Polenberg, Nancy Woloch ...
    The new edition of this classic text for courses on recent U.S. history covers the story of contemporary America from World War II into the second decade of the twenty-first century with new coverage of the Obama presidency and the 2012 elections. Written by three highly respected scholars, the book seamlessly blends political, social, cultural, intellectual, and economic themes into an ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • The American Century

    A History of the United States from 1890 to 1941: Volume 1

    by Walter LaFeber, Richard Polenberg, Nancy Woloch ...
    This book focuses on the U.S. foreign and domestic policies, at points noting how the two are necessarily related. It includes brief analyses of developments elsewhere in the world to help students understand the foreign policy. ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • The American Century

    A History of the United States Since the 1890s

    by Robert D. Johnston, Walter LaFeber, Richard Polenberg, Nancy Woloch ...
    The new edition of this classic text on modern U.S. history seamlessly blends political, social, cultural, intellectual, and economic themes into an authoritative and readable account of America’s national story since the 1890s.Written by four highly respected scholars, this book has been fully updated with new coverage of the Trump and Biden presidencies, the culture wars, deep political ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • The New Cambridge History of American Foreign Relations: Volume 2, The American Search for Opportunity, 1865–1913

    by Walter LaFeber ...
    Series series The New Cambridge History of American Foreign Relations
    Since their first publication, the four volumes of the Cambridge History of American Foreign Relations have served as the definitive source for the topic, from the colonial period to the Cold War. This second volume of the updated edition describes the causes and dynamics of United States foreign policy from 1865 to 1913, the era when the United States became one of the four great world powers and ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • The Deadly Bet

    LBJ, Vietnam, and the 1968 Election

    by Walter LaFeber ...
    Series series Vietnam: America in the War Years
    Lyndon Johnson made a life or death bet during his Presidential term, and lost. Intent upon fighting an extended war against a determined foe, he gambled that American society could also endure a vast array of domestic reforms. The result was the turmoil of the 1968 presidential election—a crisis more severe than any since the Civil War. With thousands killed in Vietnam, hundreds dead in civil ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

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    Indigenous Genocide, Racialized Slavery, Hyper-Capitalism, Militarist Imperialism and Other Overlooked Aspects of American Exceptionalism

    by Daniel Sjursen ...
    Series series Truth to Power
    A US Army veteran and West Point history professor delivers a “must-read” for anyone “seeking a firm grasp of accurate American history” (Kirkus).“A US history study guide like no other . . . offers profound insights and challenges the standard US history narrative.” —Roxanne Dunbar-OrtizIn this brilliant, readable, and raw revisionist history, Major (ret.) Danny Sjursen challenges us to think ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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  • United States History from 1865

    by John Baick, Arnold M. Rice ...
    Series series Collins College Outlines
    The Collins College Outline for United States History from 1865 follows the key moments and players in American history from the Civil War Reconstruction period to the record high gas prices and low presidential poll numbers of 2006, with information on politics, disasters, crimes and scandals, social issues, pop culture, and more. This guide also contains appendixes on the territorial expansion ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Land of Hope Young Reader's Edition

    An Invitation to the Great American Story Volume 2

    by Wilfred M. McClay ...
    A wonderfully written, sweeping narrative history of the United States that will help Americans discover the land they call home.American History for Middle School — Grades 6-8The SECOND book in a two-volume narrative for Young Readers studyingLand of HopeVOLUME TWO: THE MAKING OF MODERN AMERICA, From 1877 to 2020The Founders of the American nation would have had trouble recognizing... ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • Building the American Republic, Volume 2

    A Narrative History from 1877

    by Jane Dailey ...
    Building the American Republic combines centuries of perspectives and voices into a fluid narrative of the United States. Throughout their respective volumes, Harry L. Watson and Jane Dailey take care to integrate varied scholarly perspectives and work to engage a diverse readership by addressing what we all share: membership in a democratic republic, with joint claims on its self-governing ... Read more

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  • McGraw-Hill's 500 U.S. History Questions, Volume 2: 1865 to Present: Ace Your College Exams

    3 Reading Tests + 3 Writing Tests + 3 Mathematics Tests

    by Stephanie Muntone ...
    500 Ways to Achieve Your Best GradesWe want you to succeed on your U.S. history midterm and final exams. That's why we've selected these 500 questions to help you study more effectively, use your preparation time wisely, and get your best grades. These questions and answers are similar to the ones you’ll find on a typical college exam, so you will know what to expect on test day. Each question ... Read more

    $14.99 USD