A guide to American History: Blood and Guts Eloquence and Glory

By Linda Gentry

American History: From 1740 to Modern Times
Discover the people, conflicts, movements, and turning points that shaped the United States from the colonial era to the present day.
How did thirteen colonies become an independent nation? How did the United States expand across a continent, survive a devastating Civil War, emerge as a global power, and transform through the political, economic, technological, and social changes of the modern era?
American History: From 1740 to Modern Times takes readers on a journey through more than two centuries of American history, bringing together the major events and developments that helped shape the nation.
Beginning in the colonial era of the 1700s, this book explores the growing tensions between the colonies and Great Britain, the American Revolution, and the creation of a new republic. It then follows America's expansion and development through the Constitution, westward expansion, the War of 1812, slavery and abolition, the Civil War, and Reconstruction.
The story continues through the dramatic changes of the Gilded Age and Industrial Revolution, including immigration, urbanization, business expansion, labor struggles, and the rise of America's economic power.
Readers will also explore the major events of the twentieth century, including: World War I and America's emergence as a global powerThe Roaring Twenties and the Great DepressionThe New Deal and its lasting impactWorld War II and America's role in the Allied victoryThe Cold War and the Space RaceThe Civil Rights MovementThe Vietnam War and its aftermathWatergate and the resignation of President Richard NixonImmigration and changing American demographicsThe rise of the Internet and digital technologyThe 2008 financial crisisThe LGBTQ+ rights movementClimate change and environmental policyThe rise of artificial intelligence and modern technologyAmerica's changing role in the worldWritten for general readers, students, history enthusiasts, and anyone who wants a broader understanding of the American experience, this book connects individual events to the larger story of how the United States developed.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HMK62FD2
• ISBN13: 9798161249567
• Release Date: October 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 115 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.3" x 6.0"