Making a Nation: The United States and Its People

<p>the Second Of This Two-volume Set Takes Students From The Reconstruction To The Present, With A Careful Focus On The Social And Human Context Of The Historical Events. Each Chapter Begins With A Two-page Case Study And Includes Boxes With Details About Daily Life, Illustrations And Maps. The Effects Of Politics Upon People On The Margins Receive Attention In Chapters On The 1980s In The Context Of The New Conservatism. A Website Supplements The Text With Biographies And Further Thematic Discussion. Annotation C. Book News, Inc., Portland, Or (booknews.com)</p>