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These truths : a history of the United States
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- ISBN: 0393635244
- ISBN: 9780393635249
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Physical Description:
xx, 932 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
print - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [2018]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Part one: The idea (1492-1799). The nature of the past ; The rulers and the ruled ; Of wars and revolutions ; The constitution of a nation -- Part two: The people (1800-1865). A democracy of numbers ; The soul and the machine ; Of ships and shipwrecks ; The face of battle -- Part three: The state (1866-1945). Of citizens, persons, and people ; Efficiency and the masses ; A constitution of the air ; The brutality of modernity -- Part four: The machine (1946-2016). A world of knowledge ; Rights and wrongs ; Battle lines ; America, disrupted -- Epilogue: The question addressed. |
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| Subject: | United States Politics and government Civil rights United States History United States History |
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These Truths : A History of the United States
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Table of Contents
These Truths : A History of the United States
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction: The Question Stated | p. xi | |
| Part 1 | The Idea (1492-1799) | |
| 1 | The Nature of the Past | p. 3 |
| 2 | The Rulers and the Ruled | p. 31 |
| 3 | Of Wars and Revolutions | p. 72 |
| 4 | The Constitution of a Nation | p. 109 |
| Part 2 | The People (1800-1865) | |
| 5 | A Democracy of Numbers | p. 153 |
| 6 | The Soul and the Machine | p. 189 |
| 7 | Of Ships and Shipwrecks | p. 232 |
| 8 | The Face of Battle | p. 272 |
| Part 3 | The State (1866-1945) | |
| 9 | Of Citizens, Persons, and People | p. 311 |
| 10 | Efficiency and the Masses | p. 361 |
| 11 | A Constitution of the Air | p. 421 |
| 12 | The Brutality of Modernity | p. 472 |
| Part 4 | The Machine (1946-2016) | |
| 13 | A World of Knowledge | p. 521 |
| 14 | Rights and Wrongs | p. 589 |
| 15 | Battle Lines | p. 646 |
| 16 | America, Disrupted | p. 719 |
| Epilogue: The Question Addressed | p. 785 | |
| Acknowledgments | p. 791 | |
| Notes | p. 793 | |
| Illustration Credits | p. 881 | |
| Index | p. 889 |
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