by Clarence B. Carson
300 pp
Temporarily out of stock, more on the way
Dr. Clarence Carson (1925-2003) was the son of an Alabama tenant farmer who worked diligently to educate himself, eventually earning a Ph.D. in history from Vanderbilt University and pursuing a career as a college teacher. He also wrote quite a bit, producing twelve books and hundreds of articles. He was a staunch champion of liberty, and taught both how the idea of liberty was central to the founding of the United States, and how the idea has eroded over the years.
Carson’s Basic History of the United States is the American history that we recommend. If you'll spend some time looking at the tables of contents for the six volumes, you will see why. It tells the story of our country in a straightforward manner, not burdened either by statist propaganda or by starry-eyed idealism about the founders. The history comes in six paperback volumes, and each volume is quite manageable, being from 200 to 350 pages long. The entire set is available at a discounted price. There is also a teacher's guide available.
Related books
Volume 4: The Growth of America 1878-1928 (300pp)
1. Introduction
2. Economic Growth
Conditions of Growth and Development
Development of Nationwide Business
The Growth of Cities
The Filling Out of the West
3. Naturalistic Outlook
Theories of Evolution
Biological Evolution
Critique of Darwinian Evolution
The Impact of Evolution
Naturalism in Literature
Conservative Darwinism
Reform Darwinism
4. Radical Ideas and Collectivism
The New Immigration
European Socialism
a. Revolutionary Socialism
b. Evolutionary Socialism
Collectivism in America
5. Political Climate, 1877-1896
Issues and Acts
a. Civil Service Reform
b. The Protective Tariff
c. Silver, Bimetallism, and Inflation
d. The Regulation of Business
Regulation and the Courts
The Rise of Labor Unions
Populism
6. Progressivism
The Progressive Ethos
a. Pragmatism
b. Progressive Education
c. The Social Gospel
d. The Muckrakers
e. Domestication of Socialism
The Imperial Surge
a. Annexation of Hawaii
b. Spanish-American War
c. United States Acquires Colonies
The Open Door in China
Racial Segregation in the South
7. Progressives in Power
Roosevelt in Power
a. The Panama Canal
b. Roosevelt's Foreign
Policy
c. Domestic Regulation
d. Conservation
The Taft Administration
Election of 1912
Wilson's New Freedom
a. Domestic Intervention
b. Foreign Intervention
The Progressive Amendments
8. World War I and the Disruption of Europe
War Comes to Europe
American Neutrality
United States in World War I
a. Mobilizing for War
b. Winning the War
A Discordant Peace
9. Bolshevism and the Spread of Totalitarianism
Communism in Russia
Reaction in the United States
The Permanent Revolution in Russia
Fascism in Italy
Nazism in Germany
10. The 1920s in America
The Alienation of the Intellectuals
Republicans in Power
a. The Harding Administration
b. Scandals
c. The Coolidge Adminstration
Monetarism and Prosperity
Symptoms of Moral Decline
Notes
Glossary
Suggestions for Additional Reading
Index
