Out of Many: A History of the American People, Volume 2: Pearson New International Edition

For the two-semester U.S. history survey course. Offers students insight into how diverse communities and different regions have shaped America's past. Out of Many reveals the ethnic, geographical and economic diversity of the United States by examining the individual, the community and the state and placing a special focus on the country's regions, particularly the West. Each chapter helps students understand the textured and varied history that has produced the increasing complexity of America.

Table of Contents:
Preface Acknowledgments About the Authors Community and Diversity   CHAPTER 17 RECONSTRUCTION 1863—1877 AMERICAN COMMUNITIES Hale County, Alabama: From Slavery to Freedom in a Black Belt Community The Politics of Reconstruction The Meaning of Freedom SEEING HISTORY Changing Images of Reconstruction Southern Politics and Society COMMUNITIES IN CONFLICT The Ku Klux Klan in Alabama Reconstructing the North Conclusion Chronology Review Questions Recommended Readings MyHistoryLab Connections   CHAPTER 18 CONQUEST AND SURVIVAL: The Trans-Mississippi West 1860—1900 AMERICAN COMMUNITIES The Oklahoma Land Rush Indian Peoples Under Siege The Internal Empire The Open Range SEEING HISTORY The Legendary Cowboy: Nat Love, Deadwood Dick   Farming Communities on The Plains The World’s Breadbasket The Western Landscape The Transformation of Indian Societies COMMUNITIES IN CONFLICT The Carlisle Indian Industrial School Conclusion Chronology Review Questions Recommended Readings MyHistoryLab Connections   CHAPTER 19 PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION IN THE GILDED AGE 1865—1900 AMERICAN COMMUNITIES Haymarket Square, Chicago, May 4, 1886 The Rise of Industry, the Triumph of Business SEEING HISTORY The Standard Oil Company Labor in the Age of Big Business COMMUNITIES IN CONFLICT Regulating the Conditions and Limiting the Hours of Labor in the State of Illinois The New South The Industrial City The Rise of Consumer Society Cultures in Conflict, Culture in Common Conclusion Chronology Review Questions Recommended Readings MyHistoryLab Connections   CHAPTER 20 DEMOCRACY AND EMPIRE 1870—1900 AMERICAN COMMUNITIES The Annexation of Hawai’i Toward a National Governing Class Farmers and Workers Organize their Communities The Crisis of the 1890s Politics of Reform, Politics of Order The Path to Imperialism SEEING HISTORY The White Man’s Burden Onto a Global Stage  COMMUNITIES IN CONFLICT Two Sides of Anti-Imperialism Conclusion Chronology Review Questions Recommended Readings MyHistoryLab Connections   CHAPTER 21 URBAN AMERICA AND THE PROGRESSIVE ERA 1900—1917 AMERICAN COMMUNITIES The Henry Street Settlement House: Women Settlement House Workers Create a Community of Reform The Origins of Progressivism   SEEING HISTORY Photographing Poverty in the Slums of New York Progressive Politics in Cities and States   Social Control and Its Limits  COMMUNITIES IN CONFLICT Debating Prohibition in Progressive-Era Ohio Challenges to Progressivism   Women’s Movements and Black Activism   National Progressivism   Conclusion Chronology Review Questions Recommended Readings MyHistoryLab Connections   CHAPTER 22 A GLOBAL POWER: The United States in the Era of the Great War 1901—1920 AMERICAN COMMUNITIES The American Expeditionary Force in France Becoming a World Power  The Great War  American Mobilization  SEEING HISTORY Selling War Over Here   Repression and Reaction COMMUNITIES IN CONFLICT Race Riot in Tulsa  An Uneasy Peace   Conclusion Chronology Review Questions Recommended Readings MyHistoryLab Connections   CHAPTER 2