United States History Since 1865: From Critical Thinking to Digital Citizenship
Edition: 2
Copyright: 2025
Pages: 372
Edition: 2
Copyright: 2025
Pages: 372
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- Interactive in both digital and print editions through the use of QR codes. Includes hundreds of photos, tables, and links to primary/secondary resources, documentaries & videos, songs, maps, and animations.
- Specifically designed to enhance information literacy and critical thinking skills. The second edition includes a new chapter on Metaliteracy, Generative AI, and Data Research.
- Updated to the beginning of President Trump’s second administration.
- Suitable for online, hybrid, and face-to-face classes, both accelerated and semester-long.
- Thematic, rather than encyclopedic, its 372 pages and 9 chapters enable instructors to cover the time period in a captivating manner.
- Also suitable for Civic classes, with clear expositions of the US Constitution, major legislation, and Supreme Court decisions.
- Available in both digital and print editions.
Preface
Author Bio
Chapter 1 From “Balance of Power” to “Superpower” to “Hyperpower”
Chapter 2 Science, Technology, and the Information Revolution: Linear, Nonlinear, and Circular Thinking
Chapter 3 Imbalance and Rebalancing
Chapter 4 Tipping Points and the Economic Roller Coaster, 1865 to 1914
Chapter 5 Dehumanization versus Human Rights: Democracy’s Continuing Struggle, 1865–1929
Chapter 6 The Torch versus the Nuke: From Balance of Power to Superpower
Chapter 7 Civil Rights, the Cold War, and the Imperial Presidency
Chapter 8 The 21st Century: Individualism or Selfishness?
Chapter 9 Connecting the Dots: Metaliteracy across 250 Years, 1775-2025
Index
Paul A. Tenkotte, PhD is Professor of History at Northern Kentucky University. He has published 19 books, authored chapters and essays for 13 additional books, and written/edited more than 600 articles and book reviews for a wide range of publications. In addition, he has participated in 23 television documentaries, including his 2018 national PBS debut, Ten That Changed America: Engineering Marvels. Tenkotte is editor of the weekly "Our Rich History" column in the NKyTribune, an online publication of the non-profit Kentucky Center for Public Service Journalism: https://www.nkytribune.com/category/our-rich-history/. Currently, he is co-directing a non-profit regional initiative of the Kenton County Public library (KY) entitled ORVILLE (Ohio River Valley Innovation Library and Learning Engagement): https://orvillelearning.org/. He also serves as Chair of the History and Heritage Committee of Ohio River Way: https://www.ohioriverway.org/.