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The sum of our dreams : a concise history of America / Louis P. Masur.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020]Description: xvii, 366 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780190692575
  • 019069257X
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 973 23
LOC classification:
  • E178 .M45 2020
Contents:
Prologue: "Land of hope and dreams" -- To plant and to conquer -- If men were angels -- Empire of liberty -- A higher law -- Government of the people -- Survival of the fittest -- Land of promise -- This new battle -- Blowin' in the wind -- Government is the problem -- The change that we seek -- Epilogue: "Let America be America again."
Summary: "This volume delivers a concise, clear round-up of American history starting from America's colonial era to current days of political disagreements and social uncertainty. Covering central themes and events of American history, Masur evaluates the contested meanings of the American dream and questions its viability"--
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-339) and index.

Prologue: "Land of hope and dreams" -- To plant and to conquer -- If men were angels -- Empire of liberty -- A higher law -- Government of the people -- Survival of the fittest -- Land of promise -- This new battle -- Blowin' in the wind -- Government is the problem -- The change that we seek -- Epilogue: "Let America be America again."

"This volume delivers a concise, clear round-up of American history starting from America's colonial era to current days of political disagreements and social uncertainty. Covering central themes and events of American history, Masur evaluates the contested meanings of the American dream and questions its viability"--

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