Includes bibliographical references (p. 383-389) and index.
Contents
From virtuous republic to nation-state -- Negotiating a national past : statewide textbook adoption and the legacy of the Civil War -- Rise of the (Catholic) American nation : United States history in parochial schools -- Race and the limits of community -- Anglo-Saxonism and the revolt against the professors -- Harold Rugg vs. Horatio Alger: social class and economic opportunity, 1930-1960 -- The narrative "unravels" 1961-1985 : a story in three parts.
