Aims to offer a balanced approach to teaching the American history survey course. This book reflects the belief that the American past can only be fully understood when linked to events worldwide. It integrates global material, displayed in essays, timelines, the epilogue, and throughout the narrative.

Known for its friendly narrative style and careful blending of social and political history, "Nation of Nations" offers a balanced approach to teaching the American history survey course. The story presented by the authors reflects their belief that the American past can only be fully understood when linked to events worldwide. As a result of this view, "Nation of Nations" has become the leader in the integration of global material, done in a sensible and thoughtful way: displayed in essays, timelines, the epilogue, and throughout the narrative.

Prologue: Settling and Civilizing the AmericasPart 1: The Creation of a New America1. Old World, New Worlds (Prehistory to 1600) 2. The First Century of Settlement in the Colonial South (1600-1750)3. The First Century of Settlement in the Colonial North (1600-1700)4. The Mosaic of Eighteenth-Century AmericaPart 2: The Creation of a New Republic5. Toward the War for American Independence (1754-1776)6. The American People and the American Revolution (1775-1783)7. Crisis and Constitution (1776-1789)8. The Republic Launched (1789-1801) 9. The Jeffersonian Republic (1801-1824) Part 3: The Republic Transformed and Tested10. The Opening of America (1815-1850)11. The Rise of Democracy (1824-1840) 12. The Fires of Perfection (1820-1850)13. The Old South (1820-1860) 14. Western Expansion and the Rise of the Slavery Issue (1820-1850)15. The Union Broken (1850-1861) 16. Total War and the Republic (1861-1865)17. Reconstructing the Union (1865-1877) Part 4: The United States in An Industrial Age18. The New South and the Trans-Mississippi West (1870-1896)19. The New Industrial Order (1870-1900)20. The Rise of an Urban Order (1870-1900)21. The Political System under Strain (1877-1900) 22. The Progressive Era (1890-1920) 23. The United States and the Old World Order (1901-1920)Part 5 The Perils of Democracy24. The New Era (1920-1929) 25. The Great Depression and the New Deal (1929-1939) 26. America's Rise to Globalism (1927-1945) Part 6: The United States in a Nuclear Age27. Cold War America (1945-1954) 28. The Suburban Era (1945-1963) 29. Civil Rights and the Crisis of Liberalism (1947-1969)30. The Vietnam Era (1960-1975)31. The Age of Limits (1965-1980) 32. The Conservative Challenge (1980-1992) 33. Nation of Nations in a Global Community (1980-2000)Epilogue: Fighting Terrorism in a Global Age (2000-2003)