The Making of Modern America: The Nation from 1945 to the Present. Donal<|

The Making of Modern AmericaThe Nation from 1945 to the Present\nAuthor(s): Gary A. Donaldson\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, United States\nImprint: Rowman & Littlefield\nISBN-13: 9781538104460, 978-1538104460\nSynopsis\nThe third edition of Dr. Gary A. Donaldsons highly successful textbook The Making of Modern America, introduces students to the cultural, social and political paths the United States has traveled from the end of WWII to the present day. While deftly cataloging the sweeping changes and major events in America from Dewey Defeats Truman through the election of Donald Trump, this newly updated edition never loses touch with that American history taking place at the level of the people. This edition details not just the United States rich cultural history, but elegantly repositions it as integral to our understanding of any portion of this countrys past. Donaldson provides a factual foundation for students and then pushes them to interpret t.