TY - BOOK AU - Boyer Pual S TI - American History: A Very Short Introduction SN - 978-0-19-538914-2 U1 - 973.05 23 PY - 2012/// CY - New York PB - Oxford University Press N1 - List of illustrations Preface Chapter 1: Beginnings: Prehistory to 1763 Chapter 2: 1763-1789: Revolution, constitution, a new nation Chapter 3: 1789-1850: The promise and perils of nationhood Chapter 4: 1850-1865: Slavery and civil war Chapter 5: 1866-1899: Industrialization and its consequences Chapter 6: 1900-1920: Reform and war Chapter 7: 1920-1945: From conflict to global power Chapter 8: 1945-1968: Affluence and social unrest Chapter 9: To the present References Further reading Index ER -