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A Big History of North America

From Montezuma to Monroe

By: Kevin Jon Fernlund

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A Big History of North America

From Montezuma to Monroe

By: Kevin Jon Fernlund

The special relationship between the United Kingdom, an established and secure power, and the United States, a rising one, began after the War of 1812, as the former enemies sought accommodation with, rather than the annihilation of, one another. At the same time, Mexico, also a rising power, was not so fortunate. Its relationship with Spain, an established but declining power, turned hostile with Spain’s final exit from North America after Mexico’s War of Independence, leaving its former colony isolated, internally unstable, and vulnerable to external attack. Significantly, Mexico posed little threat to its northern neighbor. By the third decade of the eighteenth century, then, the fate of North America was largely discernable. Nevertheless, the three-century journey to get to this point had been anything but predictable. The United States’ rise as a regional power was very much conditioned by constantly shifting transcontinental, transpacific, and above all transatlantic factors, all of which influenced North America’s three interactive cultural spheres: the Indigenous, the Hispano, and the Anglo. And while the United States profoundly shaped the history of Canada and Mexico, so, too, did these two transcontinental countries likewise shape the course of U.S. history. In this ground-breaking work, Kevin Fernlund shows us that any society’s social development is directly related to its own social power and, just as crucially, to the protective extension or destructive intrusion of the social power of other societies.

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University of Missouri Press

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0826274773

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9780826274779

Documents for America's History, Volume 1

To 1877

By: Melvin Yazawa,James A. Henretta,Kevin J. Fernlund

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Documents for America's History, Volume 1

To 1877

By: Melvin Yazawa,James A. Henretta,Kevin J. Fernlund

Designed to accompany America’s History, Seventh Edition, this primary-source reader offers a chorus of voices from the past to enrich the study of U.S. history. Document selections written by both celebrated historical figures and ordinary people demonstrate the diverse history of America while putting a human face on historical experience. A broad range of documents, from speeches and petitions to personal letters and diary entries, paints a vivid picture of the social and political lives of Americans, encouraging student engagement with the textbook material. Brief introductions place each document in historical context, and questions for analysis help link the individual primary sources to larger historical themes.

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Macmillan

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0312648626

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9780312648626

Lyndon B. Johnson and Modern America

By: Kevin J. Fernlund

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Lyndon B. Johnson and Modern America

By: Kevin J. Fernlund

Born in a farmhouse in the Texas Hill Country, Lyndon Baines Johnson brought a western sensibility to the White House. Building on recent studies that have delved into Johnson’s Texas roots, Kevin J. Fernlund has written a brief, lively biography of the thirty-sixth president that better shows how his home state molded his early years—and how the one-time Houston schoolteacher eventually became a Texas tornado twisting across the state’s and soon the nation’s political landscape. Lyndon B. Johnson and Modern America offers a concise look at LBJ that shows how his career coincided with the ascendancy of American liberalism within a Cold War context. In particular, Fernlund extends recent observations regarding Johnson’s important role in regional transformation at a time when the South and West became full partners in the American economy. In examining LBJ’s promotion of the space program and his disastrous decision to escalate the war in Vietnam, Fernlund shows how these and other Johnson administration policies affected the American West. He describes how Johnson’s liberal agenda for the West became subverted by illiberal wars with enemies foreign and domestic, exposing the limits of liberalism and fostering the region’s nascent conservatism. He also compares Johnson’s commitment to social justice with that of his arch nemesis Ho Chi Minh, providing new insight for readers and an intriguing springboard for classroom discussion. Although subsequent presidents also hailed from the West, Fernlund argues that Johnson was our last truly western chief executive. This new approach to LBJ offers a novel reading of an important Texan, his huge circles of influence, and his lasting impact on the American scene.

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University of Oklahoma Press

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0806166118

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Documents for America's History, Volume 2

Since 1865

By: Melvin Yazawa,James A. Henretta,Kevin J. Fernlund

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Documents for America's History, Volume 2

Since 1865

By: Melvin Yazawa,James A. Henretta,Kevin J. Fernlund

Rev ed. of: Documents to accompany America's history.

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Macmillan

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0312648634

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Mexican Labor and World War II

Braceros in the Pacific Northwest, 1942-1947

By: Erasmo Gamboa,Kevin Leonard

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Mexican Labor and World War II

Braceros in the Pacific Northwest, 1942-1947

By: Erasmo Gamboa,Kevin Leonard

“Although Mexican migrant workers have toiled in the fields of the Pacific Northwest since the turn of the century, and although they comprise the largest work force in the region’s agriculture today, they have been virtually invisible in the region’s written labor history. Erasmo Gamboa’s study of the bracero program during World War II is an important beginning, describing and documenting the labor history of Mexican and Chicano workers in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho and contributing to our knowledge of farm labor.”—Oregon Historical Quarterly

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University of Washington Press

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0295998393

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9780295998398

Lyndon B. Johnson and Modern America

By: Kevin J. Fernlund

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Documents for America's History, Volume 2

Since 1865

By: Melvin Yazawa,James A. Henretta,Kevin J. Fernlund

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Since 1865

By: Melvin Yazawa,James A. Henretta,Kevin J. Fernlund

Rev ed. of: Documents to accompany America's history.

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Documents for America's History, Volume 1

To 1877

By: Melvin Yazawa,James A. Henretta,Kevin J. Fernlund

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Documents for America's History, Volume 1

To 1877

By: Melvin Yazawa,James A. Henretta,Kevin J. Fernlund

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Documents to Accompany America's History, Volume Two

Since 1865

By: James A. Henretta,Kevin J. Fernlund

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Documents to Accompany America's History, Volume Two

Since 1865

By: James A. Henretta,Kevin J. Fernlund

This primary source reader is designed to accompany America's History, Sixth Edition, and offers a chorus of voices from the past to enrich the study of U.S. history. Both celebrated figures and ordinary people, from Frederick Douglass to mill workers, demonstrate the diversity of America's history while putting a human face on historical experience. A wealth of speeches, petitions, advertisements, and posters paint a vivid picture of the social and political life of the time, providing depth and breadth to the textbook discussion. Brief introductions set each document in context, while questions for analysis help link the individual source to larger historical themes.

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Bedford/St. Martin's

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0312454414

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Book's by Kevin Jon Fernlund

A Big History of North America

A Big History of North America

Documents for America's History, Volume 1

Documents for America's History, Volume 1

Lyndon B. Johnson and Modern America

Lyndon B. Johnson and Modern America

Documents for America's History, Volume 2

Documents for America's History, Volume 2

Mexican Labor and World War II

Mexican Labor and World War II

Lyndon B. Johnson and Modern America

Lyndon B. Johnson and Modern America

Documents for America's History, Volume 2

Documents for America's History, Volume 2

Documents for America's History, Volume 1

Documents for America's History, Volume 1

Documents to Accompany America's History, Volume Two

Documents to Accompany America's History, Volume Two

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