The American Yawp Vol. II: Since 1877 - Open Textbook Library (2024)

Reviewed by Matthew Whitlock, Adjunct Instructor, Old Dominion University on 6/19/24

The second volume of The American Yawp provides a comprehensive examination of the latter half United States history, starting with the Gilded Age and Industrialism through the present. The text is available as a PDF, website, and a hardcopy. It...read more

Reviewed by Ely Janis, Professor, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts on 6/12/24

The American Yawp Vol. 11: Since 1877 is a comprehensive textbook covering from the end of the Reconstruction era to the end of 2020. Organized chronologically, it covers the main political, social, and cultural elements of this period. Each...read more

Reviewed by Kevin Brady, Professor of History, Tidewater Community College on 1/4/24

The American Yawp Vol. II: Since 1877 provides readers with a well-organized and concise examination of the social, political, economic, cultural, and intellectual history of the United States from the Reconstruction Era to the present. Thus,...read more

Reviewed by Elizabeth George, Associate Professor, Taylor University on 12/14/23

The text is thorough and comprehensive. It follows a traditional periodization of American history, particularly in its “decade by decade” approach to the period between World War I and the 1990s. The text is available for free as a PDF or as a...read more

Reviewed by Michael Ridge, Lecturer, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley on 11/19/21

The text covers all the conventional areas and ideas for the second half of the American History II course. There is, however, no index or glossary. I have in the past directed students to the index of my assigned textbooks, so its absence could...read more

Reviewed by Francesca Morgan, Associate Professor, Northeastern Illinois University on 5/5/21

I did not find an index or glossary. Neither was needed. But I found punctilious citations and helpful lists for further reading, for each chapter. Yes, the coverage in each chapter was comprehensive and had plenty of newer subject matter and...read more

Reviewed by Mark Benbow, Associate professor, Marymount University on 2/25/21

The American Yalp is thorough in most respects, although it is often a bit weak on people of color.read more

Reviewed by Robert Harrison, Instructor of History, Linn-Benton Community College on 7/16/20

This book presents a fairly traditional survey of American history since the 1870s, with coverage of every major economic, political, military, and social movement. However, more emphasis is given to economic history than is necessary, and too...read more

Reviewed by Erin Redihan, Visiting Lecturer, Worcester State University on 6/2/20

Overall, I think this is a very useful textbook for a survey course. The level of detail is quite strong throughout the book, though it skews a bit towards the pre-World War II era. Coverage of the Great Depression (particularly how it occurred)...read more

Reviewed by Amanda Beyer-Purvis, Affiliate Faculty, Metropolitan State University of Denver on 2/13/20

The American Yawp, Vol II covers a vast amount of ground in a length that is digestible and readable for introductory course audiences. It strikes a good balance between overarching themes and detailed and direct historical moments that bring the...read more

Reviewed by Geoffrey Pollick, Assistant Professor, Radford University on 1/31/20

As an historical survey authored by a large body of contributors, this second volume of _The American Yawp_ applies a wide perspective to the chronology it addresses. As observed by reviewers of Volume I, the text’s polyvocal authorship aids the...read more

Reviewed by Jason Sampson, Professor, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College on 1/6/20

Volume II of The American Yawp is a comprehensive survey of the second half of the American History series. It is organized both chronologically and thematically and in easily digestible format, though the focus on chronology leads to some themes...read more