Modern America: 1865 to the Present (SHP Advanced History Core Texts)

By Joanne De Pennington

This title is a comprehensive core text from the Schools History Project covering the history of the USA from the end of the Civil War in 1865 to 1990. Major themes include: - Civil Rights: tracing the story of the black population from emancipation through to the 1960s. - Foreign policy: examining the reasons for and the results of the USA's transition from isolationism to worldwide involvement in many arenas. - Industrial growth and change: investigating the USA's development as an economic superpower and the problems and opportunities this has created.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719577446
• ISBN13: 9780719577444
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Hodder Education Publishers
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.5" x 0.8" x 8.3"