Perspectives on United States History: From Reconstruction Through the New Millennium, Andersen Jack D.

Perspectives on United States History: From Reconstruction through the New Millennium offers students an insightful collection of articles and readings that chronicle the history of the United States from the end of the Civil War to present day. The readings provide students with a myriad of perspectives to encourage critical examination of major events and facts, as well as the interpretation of them throughout history.

Over the course of sixteen chapters, students critically analyze the evolving historical interpretations of slavery, Reconstruction and the Redemption of the South, the effects of industrialization and railroads on American agriculture, the leadership of President Theodore Roosevelt during the Progressive Era, Americas involvement in World War I, the effects of the Great Depression on Americans, the medias role in American perception of the Vietnam War, Civil Rights radicalism during the 1960s, the aftermath of the Cold War, and more.

Providing a deeper and richer understanding of major events in United States history through unique, insightful viewpoints, Perspectives on United States History is an excellent resource for United States history courses, especially those that survey 1876 to present day.

Jack D. Andersen is a historian with a Ph.D. in history from University of North Texas. He is an instructor at Collin College and Tarrant County College, where he teaches courses in United States history and Texas history.