Long before the United States became a major force in global affairs, Americans believed in their superiority over others due to their inventiveness, productivity, and economic and social well-being. U.S. expansionists assumed a mandate to “civilize” non-Western peoples by demanding submission to American technological prowess and design. As an integral part of America’s national identity and sense of itself in the world, this civilizing mission provided the rationale to displace the Indians from much of our continent, to build an island empire in the Pacific and Caribbean, and to promote unilateral—at times military—interventionism throughout Asia. In our age of “smart bombs” and mobile warfare, technological aptitude remains preeminent in validating America’s global mission.

Michael Adas brilliantly pursues the history of this mission through America's foreign relations over nearly four centuries from North America to the Philippines, Vietnam, and the Persian Gulf. The belief that it is our right and destiny to remake foreign societies in our image has endured from the early decades of colonization to our current crusade to implant American-style democracy in the Muslim Middle East.

Dominance by Design explores the critical ways in which technological superiority has undergirded the U.S.’s policies of unilateralism, preemption, and interventionism in foreign affairs and raised us from an impoverished frontier nation to a global power. Challenging the long-held assumptions and imperatives that sustain the civilizing mission, Adas gives us an essential guide to America’s past and present role in the world as well as cautionary lessons for the future.

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Carl Waldman - Atlas of the North American Indian (2009).jpg

"Atlas of the North American Indian, Third Edition" chronicles the travel and experiences of Native Americans from the first voyage to North America to the present day. This new edition now features a bold full-color format and is bolstered by more than 120 full-color, detailed maps that cover important locations for American Indians, as well as highlighting their interactions with European colonists and other non-Native people. In addition, the updated text details the history, traditions, conflicts, land cessions, and contemporary ways of life for American Indians.This informative book is enhanced by more than 130 full-color and black-and-white photographs and illustrations of the people, places, and artifacts important in the history of Native America. Invaluable appendixes include a chronology of North American Native prehistory and history, a list of contemporary Indian nations in the United States, a list of contemporary Canadian First Nations, and a list of major Native place-names in the United States and Canada. A glossary, a bibliography, and an index are also included.

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Francis Parkman, Colin G. Calloway - Pioneers of F rance in the New World (1996).jpg

In the sixteenth century, Spain claimed the fabled New World, and a rash of explorers sailed there seeking riches and, most famously, a fountain of youth. Although France made inroads into Florida, ultimately the French, like the Spanish, failed to establish dominion over North America. Francis Parkman tells why.

The first part of Pioneers of France in the New World deals with the attempts of the Spanish and the French Huguenots to occupy Florida; the second, with the expeditions of Jacques Cartier and Samuel de Champlain and French colonial endeavors in Canada and Acadia. Pioneers is a stirring story, capturing the era of the earliest explorations in North America.

About the Author
Francis Parkman (1823–1893), the son of a prominent Boston family, devoted much of his career to writing about the struggles of France and England for domination in America.

Colin G. Calloway, a professor of history and Native American studies at Dartmouth College, is the author of the New Worlds for All: Indians, Europeans, and the Remaking of Early America.

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McDougal Littell - North Carolina in the American Experience (2008).jpg

North Carolina in the American Experience encourages students to learn to think like a historian, and dive into the dramatic events of North Carolina’s past to uncover the lives of the people who shaped America’s history. When you study North Carolina history, you will see how the past informs everyday life.
Reading age for native speakers: Middle School students

CONTENTS

UNIT 1 (8000 B.C.–A.D. 1492): The Geography and First People of North Carolina
Chapter 1: The Geography of North Carolina
Chapter 2: American Indians in North America and North Carolina (8000 B.C.–A.D. 1492)

UNIT 2 (1492–1752): Exploration and Colonization
Chapter 3: European Exploration of North America and North Carolina (1492–1570)
Chapter 4: English Attempts to Colonize North Carolina (1584–1590)
Chapter 5: England’s Colonies and Factors in Colonization (1670–1752)

UNIT 3 (1622–1772): North Carolina: One of Thirteen Colonies
Chapter 6: North Carolina: A Southern Colony (1622–1729)
Chapter 7: North Carolina Ways of Life (1730–1772)
Chapter 8: Division Within North Carolina (1730–1771)

UNIT 4 (1754–1815): Revolution and a New Nation
Chapter 9: Events Leading Toward Revolution (1754–1763)
Chapter 10: The Revolutionary War and North Carolina’s Role (1763–1783)
Chapter 11: Forming a New Nation (1781–1815)
-- Constitution Handbook: The Living Constitution
-- Citizenship Handbook

UNIT 5 (1810–1860): Decline and Reform in North Carolina
Chapter 12: Decline and the Beginnings of Reform (1810–1835)
Chapter 13: Reform in North Carolina (1836–1860)

UNIT 6 (1845–1877): War and Reconstruction
Chapter 14: Rumblings of Civil War (1845–1861)
Chapter 15: Fighting the Civil War (1861–1865)
Chapter 16: Reconstruction and Its Impact (1865–1877)

UNIT 7 (1877–1907): Preparing for the 20th Century
Chapter 17: Changes in the United States (1877–1907)
Chapter 18: Economic Development in North Carolina (1877–1907)

UNIT 8 (1898–1945): Crisis, War, and Recovery in the 20th Century
Chapter 19: A New Century and World War I (1898–1929)
Chapter 20: The Great Depression and the New Deal (1929–1941)
Chapter 21: World War II (1939–1945)

UNIT 9 (1945–2007): Changes in North Carolina and the Nation
Chapter 22: North Carolina after World War II (1945–1975)
Chapter 23: The Civil Rights Era (1951–1975)
Chapter 24: The Cold War and Vietnam (1945–1992)
Chapter 25: North Carolina in Today’s World (1976–2007)

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Colin G. Calloway - The Scratch of a Pen, 1763 and the Transformation of North America (2007).jpg

In this volume in Oxford's acclaimed Pivotal Moments series, Colin Calloway reveals how the Treaty of Paris of 1763 had a profound effect on American history, setting in motion a cascade of unexpected consequences, as Indians and Europeans, settlers and frontiersmen, all struggled to adapt to new boundaries, new alignments, and new relationships. Britain now possessed a vast American empire stretching from Canada to the Florida Keys, yet the crushing costs of maintaining it would push its colonies toward rebellion. White settlers, free to pour into the West, clashed as never before with Indian tribes struggling to defend their way of life. In the Northwest, Pontiac's War brought racial conflict to its bitterest level so far. Whole ethnic groups migrated, sometimes across the continent: it was 1763 that saw many exiled settlers from Acadia in French Canada move again to Louisiana, where they would become Cajuns.

Calloway unfurls this panoramic canvas with vibrant narrative skill, peopling his tale with memorable characters such as William Johnson, the Irish baronet who moved between Indian campfires and British barracks; Pontiac, the charismatic Ottawa chieftain; and James Murray, Britains first governor in Quebec, who fought to protect the religious rights of his French Catholic subjects. Most Americans know the significance of the Declaration of Independence or the Emancipation Proclamation, but not the Treaty of Paris. Yet 1763 was a year that shaped our history just as decisively as 1776 or 1862. This captivating book shows why.

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Daniel Williams - God's Own Party, The Making of t he Christian Right (2010).jpg

Preachers, declared an impassioned Jerry Falwell in 1965, are not called to be politicians but to be soul winners. The historical irony in these words is particularly evident to Williams, who recounts how Falwell and other Evangelical preachers became power brokers within the Republican Party. What may surprise many readers, though, is how conservative Protestants began inserting themselves into the nation’s political process as early as the 1920s and 1930s, trying to use the platforms of both parties to combat cultural liberalism, and then more effectively pressing a bipartisan anticommunism in the 1950s. But Williams highlights a decisive turn in the late 1960s, when celebrity evangelist Billy Graham threw his support behind the shrewdly opportunistic Richard Nixon. Analysis of the 1970s reveals how social controversies—the ERA, the Pill, homosexual rights, abortion—intensified Evangelical commitment to the GOP. A more complex picture emerges in a concluding analysis showing younger Evangelicals discovering environmental and social-justice concerns. An essential resource for anyone trying to understand how religion affects American politics.

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This specialized encyclopedia covers significant issues, policies, historical events, laws, theories, organizations, institutions, and people in African American education. Signed articles, by contributors from varied professional backgrounds, range from a few paragraphs (Lincoln University of Pennsylvania, Children's Defense Fund, Sabbath Schools) to longer essays (Pushouts, Community Control of Schools, Catholic Church and African American Education), with selected bibliographies provided for most. Ironically, patrons who would like an overview of African American education, or an article about historically black colleges, would do better to consult a more general source, such as The African American Encyclopedia (Marshall Cavendish, 1993) or the Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History (Macmillan, 1996). Although historically black colleges and universities are presented in individual entries here, there is no article discussing all of them (Land-Grant Colleges and Universities lists some). The editor states that biographical entries in EAAE were reduced due to Greenwood's forthcoming publication, Biographical Dictionary of African-American Educators. Major figures such as Nancy L. Arnez, Booker T. Washington, W. E. B. DuBois, and Primus Hall are included, however. There are entries for a large number of significant cases (Plessy v. Ferguson, Meredith v. Fair, Regents of the University of California v. Bakke). Separate entries discuss education for African Americans in various fields: law, medicine, nursing, librarianship, math, science. Odd omissions: there are no articles on affirmative action in education, literacy, or desegregation (the index refers to page numbers within other entries for the latter two topics).

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Indians of North America - Nancy Bonvillian - The Mohawk (2004).jpg

Grade 5 Up–These revisions of books on the larger tribes of the North American continent (originally published in 1989) are among the best available. All three volumes open with a wonderful foreword by Menominee activist and writer Ada E. Deer in which she gives a glimpse of the Native perspective in today's society. The books are written from an anthropological or ethnographic point of view that allows readers to glean what life was and is like for Native peoples of North America, from a short section on prehistoric nomadic peoples living in 1700 B.C. to the people's fight for sovereignty and living improvements in the 21st century. Full-color inserts show the detailed crafts/handiwork of tribal members, while black-and-white maps, photos, and reproductions appear throughout. The books also include a brief synopsis of the tribe in "...at a Glance" sections and a list of important dates recognized by the dominant culture in the chronology.–Marlette Grant-Jackson, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA

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Indians of North America - Theresa Jensen Lacey - The Pawnee (2005).jpg

Examines the history, culture, changing fortunes and current situation of the Pawnee Indians.

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James Axtell - After Columbus, Essays in the Ethno history of Colonial North America (1990).jpg

This volume comprises a new collection of essays--four previously unpublished--by James Axtell, author of the acclaimed The European and the Indian and The Invasion Within: The Contest of Cultures in Colonial North America, and the foremost contemporary authority on Indian-European relations in Colonial North America. Arguing that moral judgements have a legitimate place in the writing of history, Axtell scrutinizes the actions of various European invaders--missionaries, traders, soldiers, and ordinary settlers--in the sixteenth century. Focusing on the interactions of Spanish, French, and English colonists with American Indians over the eastern half of the United States, he examines what the history of colonial America might have looked like had the New World truly been a "virgin land," devoid of Indians.

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James T. Kloppenberg - Reading Obama, Dreams, Hope , and the American Political Tradition (2010).jpg

Barack Obama puzzles observers. Derided by the Right as dangerous and by the Left as spineless, Obama does not fit contemporary partisan categories. Instead, his writings and speeches reflect a principled aversion to absolutes that derives from sustained engagement with American democratic thought. Reading Obama traces the origins of his ideas and establishes him as the most penetrating political thinker elected to the presidency in the past century.
James T. Kloppenberg demonstrates the influences that have shaped Obama's distinctive worldview, including Nietzsche and Niebuhr, Ellison and Rawls, and recent theorists engaged in debates about feminism, critical race theory, and cultural norms. Examining Obama's views on the Constitution, slavery and the Civil War, the New Deal, and the civil rights movement, Kloppenberg shows Obama's sophisticated understanding of American history. Obama's interest in compromise, reasoned public debate, and the patient nurturing of civility is a sign of strength, not weakness, Kloppenberg argues. He locates its roots in Madison, Lincoln, and especially in the philosophical pragmatism of William James and John Dewey, which nourished generations of American progressives, black and white, female and male, through much of the twentieth century, albeit with mixed results.
Reading Obama reveals the sources of Obama's commitment to democratic deliberation: the books he has read, the visionaries who have inspired him, the social movements and personal struggles that have shaped his thinking. Kloppenberg shows that Obama's positions on social justice, religion, race, family, and America's role in the world do not stem from a desire to please everyone but from deeply rooted--although currently unfashionable--convictions about how a democracy must deal with difference and conflict.

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Jeremy Agnew - Medicine in the Old West, A History , 1850-1900 (2010).jpg

The healing arts as practiced in the Old West often meant the difference between life and death for American pioneers. Whether the challenge was sickness, an Indian arrow, a gunshot wound, or a fall from a horse, a pioneer in the western territories required care for medical emergencies, but often had to make do until a doctor could be found. This historical overview addresses the perils to health that were present during the expansion of the American frontier, and the methods used by doctors to treat and overcome them. Numerous black and white photographs are provided, as well as a glossary of medical terms. Appendices list drugs commonly used from 1850-1900 and surgical instruments found in a typical doctor's kit of the era.

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John Steele Gordon - Empire of Wealth, The Epic Hi story of American Economic Power (2005).jpg

Throughout time, from ancient Rome to modern Britain, the great empires built and maintained their domination through force of arms and political power. But not the United States. America has dominated the world in a new, peaceful, and pervasive way -- through the continued creation of staggering wealth. In this authoritative, engrossing history, John Steele Gordon captures as never before the true source of our nation's global influence: wealth and the capacity to create more of it.

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Mary C. Turck - Freedom Song, Young Voices and the Struggle for Civil Rights (2008).jpg

Music was one of the fuels that fired the civil rights movement. Songs such as “We Shall Overcome” were sung at rallies and protests and became synonymous with the struggle. Turck examines this inextricable relationship in a book with plenty of interesting information; unfortunately, the organization makes it difficult to find these nuggets. The introduction sets the American scene in the 1950s and chronicles the rise of the civil rights movement; this segues into information about the Children’s Choir, founded in Chicago. The narrative moves on to Birmingham and back to Chicago. Then it’s off to Africa for the origins of gospel music.

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Merle Miller - Plain Speaking, An Oral Biography o f Harry S. Truman (1974).jpg

Merle Miller: This is a book about Harry Truman, and most of it is in his own words and the words of people who knew him before he went to Washington and after and while he was there. It should be said instantly that the words were not spoken with a book in mind. They were spoken in the hope that out of them would come ideas for God-alone-knew how many television programs that would explain to the eager millions what it had been like to be President and what as President Mr. Truman had done. As Mr. Truman used to say, "I'm mostly interested in the children. The old folks, mostly they're too set in their ways and too stubborn to learn anything new, but I want the children to know what we've got here in this country and how we got it, and then if they want to go ahead and change it, why, that's up to them. But I want them to understand what it's all about first. I want to make a historical record that has never been made before in the history of this country, and if it turns out all right, I'll be very happy indeed."

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Richard W. Pointer - Encounters of the Spirit, Nat ive Americans and European Colonial Religion (2007 ).jpg

Historians have long been aware that the encounter with Europeans affected all aspects of Native American life. But were Indians the only ones changed by these cross-cultural meetings? Might the newcomers' ways, including their religious beliefs and practices, have also been altered amid their myriad contacts with native peoples? In Encounters of the Spirit, Richard W. Pointer takes up these intriguing questions in an innovative study of the religious encounter between Indians and Euro-Americans in early America. Exploring a series of episodes across the three centuries of the colonial era and stretching from New Spain to New France and the English settlements, he finds that the flow of cultural influence was more often reciprocal than unidirectional.

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