Adam Burns - The United States, 1865-1920: Reuniting a Nation

The United States, 18651920: Reuniting a Nation explores how the U.S. attempted to heal Civil War-era divisions, as well as maintain and strengthen its unity as new rifts developed in the conflicts aftermath.

Taking a broadly thematic approach to the period, Adam Burns examines the development of the United States from political, social, and foreign relations perspectives. Concise and accessible, the volume uses a variety of primary source documents to help stimulate discussion and encourage the use of historical evidence as support for different interpretations of the era.

By exploring controversies over issues such as citizenship, ethnicity, regionalism, and economic disparity, all of which resonate strongly in the nations political discourse today, the book will be an important staple for undergraduate students of American History and the period that followed the Civil War, as well as general enthusiasts.

Adam Burns is a senior lecturer in History at the University of Wolverhampton. He is the author of American Imperialism (2017) and William Howard Taft and the Philippines: A Blueprint for Empire (2020).

Series Introduction

History is the narrative constructed by historians from traces left by the past. Historical enquiry is often driven by contemporary issues and, in consequence, historical narratives are constantly reconsidered, reconstructed, and reshaped. The fact that different historians have different perspectives on issues means that there is often controversy and no universally agreed version of past events. Seminar Studies was designed to bridge the gap between current research and debate, and the broad, popular general surveys that often date rapidly.

The volumes in the series are written by historians who are not only familiar with the latest research and current debates concerning their topic, but who have themselves contributed to our understanding of the subject. The books are intended to provide the reader with a clear introduction to a major topic in history. They provide both a narrative of events and a critical analysis of contemporary interpretations. They include the kinds of tools generally omitted from specialist monographs: a chronology of events, a glossary of terms, and brief biographies of whos who. They also include bibliographical essays in order to guide students to the literature on various aspects of the subject. Students and teachers alike will find that the selection of documents will stimulate discussion and offer insight into the raw materials used by historians in their attempt to understand the past.

Clive Emsley and Gordon Martel

Series Editors

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Burns, Adam D., author.

Title: The United States, 1865-1920 : reuniting a nation / Adam Burns.

Description: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020. |

Series: Seminar studies | Includes bibliographical references and index. |

Identifiers: LCCN 2020000007 (print) | LCCN 2020000008 (ebook) | ISBN 9781138482425 (paperback) | ISBN 9781138482418 (hardback) | ISBN 9781351057875 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: United StatesHistory1865

Classification: LCC E661 .B96 2020 (print) | LCC E661 (ebook) | DDC 973.8dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020000007

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020000008

ISBN: 978-1-138-48241-8 (hbk)

ISBN: 978-1-138-48242-5 (pbk)

ISBN: 978-1-351-05787-5 (ebk)

This book draws extensively upon the scholarship of others and I would like to thank all of those whose work I have consulted in its preparation. To refine this book, I have also relied on the expertise of a number of scholars who have generously taken the time to read and critique earlier drafts of the chapters that follow. My thanks go to: Professor Frank Cogliano, Dr Howard Fuller, Dr George Gosling, Professor Susan-Mary Grant, Devin Grier, Dr Richard Hawkins, Professor Kevin Kenny, Professor Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones, Dr David Silkenat, Professor Gary Sheffield, and Professor Laura Ugolini.

Getting this book finished would not have been possible without the support and generosity of the Centre for Historical Research at the University of Wolverhampton, the production team at Routledge (particularly Kimberley Smith), and the Seminar Studies series editor Gordon Martel. I would also like to express my gratitude to the following libraries for allowing me to consult their excellent collections: the University of Bristol, the British Library, the University of Cambridge, and the University of Leicester. Finally, huge thanks go to Brian Greenwood and Julie Burns for their patience, invaluable feedback, and ongoing support with this project.