Cayton, Mary Kupiec

Presents cross-referenced essays, along with sidebars and illustrations, that chronicle and examine the evolution of American thought and expression. Topic areas include eras from the 1940s through the 1990s; cultural groups; geography and cultural centers; nature, human nature, and the supernatural; and the political order.

Contains 180 essays arranged in fourteen thematic sectionsthat examine the processes and people of the American socialstructure.

Presents cross-referenced essays, along with sidebars and illustrations, that chronicle and examine the evolution of American thought and expression. Also includes a chronology spanning 1607-1996.