Includes bibliographical references (p. 571-572) and index.
Contents
Pt. I. The Civil War -- Pt. II. Reconstruction -- Pt. III. Consolidating Markets -- Pt. IV. Consolidating Culture? -- Pt. V. Reform Movements -- Pt. VI. Consolidating Government -- Pt. VII. America in the World.
Summary
This volume resumes the narrative begun in its companion volume, "The American Republic", which covered the first eight decades of U.S. history, ending at the onset of the Civil War. "The American Nation" continues the story through America's entrance into World War II. --from publisher description