The Enduring Vision, Volume II: Since 1865

by Paul S. Boyer, Clifford E. Clark Jr., Karen Halttunen

THE ENDURING VISION's engaging narrative integrates political, social, and cultural history within a chronological framework. Known for its focus on the environment and the land, the text is also praised for its innovative coverage of cultural history, public health and medicine, and the West -- including Native American history. The ninth edition incorporates new scholarship throughout, includes a variety of new photos, and brings the discussion fully up to date with coverage of the 2016 presidential campaign.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, American History

592 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1900

About the author

Paul S. Boyer is a U.S. cultural and intellectual historian (Ph.D., Harvard University, 1966) and is Merle Curti Professor of History Emeritus and former director (1993-2001) of the Institute for Research in the Humanities at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He has held visiting professorships at UCLA, Northwestern University, and William & Mary; has received Guggenheim and Rockefeller Foundation Fellowships; and is an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Society of American Historians, and the American Antiquarian Society. Before coming to Wisconsin in 1980, he taught at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst (1967-1980).

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Reviews

[Persy]

This was my textbook for a history class in college, and I can say it is not as dry as one might expect. It made required reading feel like less of a chore.

[Brian]

Ultimately one-sided and clearly intends to exclude certain major events and factors of causation beginning in the 1970s in order to advance a political agenda and to minimize the contributions of specific figures.

[Rachel N]

Textbook for American History Class