These United States: A Nation in the Making: 1945 to the Present [Paperback]

President Franklin Roosevelt told Americans in a 1936 fireside chat, I do not look upon these United States as a finished product. We are still in the making. These United States builds on this foundation to present a readable, accessible history of the United States throughout the twentieth centuryan ongoing and inspiring story of great leaders and everyday citizens marching, fighting, voting, and legislating to make the nations promise of democracy a reality for all Americans.A terrifically accessible, up-to-date educational tool.[A] timely, remarkable new survey of America since 1890 [&] required reading.From two major scholars, a powerful narrative that explores the making and unmaking of American democracy and global power in the twentieth century.