Lands of Hope and Promise: A History of North America
Lands of Hope and Promise: A History of North America
Price: $32Presenting the history of North America from the landing of Columbus in 1492 to the late 20th century, this volume tells the story of the French, Spanish, Dutch, Russian, and English settlements, and of the native peoples and cultures with which they interacted and came in conflict. It also describes the events of the European settlement, focusing on the United States as the representative of Anglo-American culture and Mexico as the representative of Latin American culture. In addition to recounting the secular history found in standard textbooks, this volume incorporates the contributions of the Catholic Church, Catholic communities, and individual Catholics--along with Catholic ideas. It paints this history as a narrative, with all the color and drama that belongs to it. End of chapter reviews and other material highlight dates and events, characters in history, and definitions of key terms.
This textbook presents the history of North America from the landing of Columbus in 1492 to the late 20th century, including the contributions of the Catholic Church, communities, and individuals to the rich and tempestuous American story.
Chapter 1: Explorers and Conquistadors
Chapter 2: The Progress of Spanish America
Chapter 3: France Settles the New World
Chapter 4: England Comes to America
Chapter 5: The English Colonies
Chapter 6: The Struggle for a Continent
Chapter 7: Spanish America in the 17th and 18th Centuries
Chapter 8: The Causes of the American Revolution
Chapter 9: The American Revolution
Chapter 10: A New Nation
Chapter 11: The First Test of the Union
Chapter 12: Revolution in New Spain
Chapter 13: Good Feelings and Hard Times
Chapter 14: War and Uncertain Peace in Mexico
Chapter 15: On the Eve of Disunion
Chapter 16: A House Divided
Chapter 17: A Brothers' War
Chapter 18: To the Bitter End
Chapter 19: Liberalism Triumphs in Mexico
Chapter 20: Reconstruction and the Gilded Age
Chapter 21: A New America is Born
Chapter 22: The End of the Century
Chapter 23: At the Crossroads
Chapter 24: The Second Mexican Revolution
Chapter 25: The War to End All Wars
Chapter 26: The Roaring Twenties and the Great Crash
Chapter 27: Depression and War
Chapter 28: World War II and the Cold War
Chapter 29: The Atomic Age
Epilogue Into a New Century
