Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-331) and index.
Contents:
The Indians and the French -- British colonial rule and American independence -- From territory to statehood -- Settling the frontier -- Slave state or free? -- Civil War -- A modernizing world -- The spirit of reform -- An artistic renaissance -- World War I and the Red scare -- Prosperity and depression -- World War II -- Postwar boom and suburban growth -- Turbulence and change -- An uncertain future.
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