America in the 21st Century: A History of the Past Quarter Century

America in the 21st Century: A History of the Past Quarter Century - Hardcover

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America in the 21st Century: A History of the Past Quarter Century - Hardcover

America in the 21st Century: A History of the Past Quarter Century - Hardcover

by Larry Schweikart
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Book Overview

A sweeping political, economic, and social history of the United States from 2000 to 2025.

America's 21st century began with a bug--and nearly ended with another.

Having survived the Y2k scare, the United States, having ended the Soviet Empire, expected to settle down into a period of quiet, if uninspiring, growth.

What followed was anything but calm.

After the 9/11 attacks, Americans were pulled inexorably into a pair of wars in the Middle East that saw President George W. Bush's popularity go from nearly universal to nearly the worst in history. Bush's presidency was finished off by the "Subprime Mortgage Crisis," which in part enabled the rise of a young Barack Obama to the presidency.

Instead of uniting America, Obama divided it further as Congress descended into years of futility while the American working class collapsed and American industry left. In 2016, Donald Trump ran on the platform of restoring the American dream, but was hamstrung by "resist" and "lawfare," two relatively new political strategies that limited his achievements.

A second "bug," COVID-19, struck America in Trump's final year, building enough dissatisfaction that, under questionable circumstances, Joe Biden was elected. A dissatisfied America boomeranged to make Trump only the second president in history to win an election, lose it, then win it again. Throughout, America's economy, technology, and social structure changed in volcanic ways.
ISBN9798895653296
Author Larry Schweikart
PublisherBombardier Books
GenreNews & politics and History
FormatHardcover
PublishedFebruary 2026
LanguageENG- English
Pages496
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Larry Schweikart

Larry Schweikart is the co-author of A Patriot's History of the United States: From Columbus's Great Discovery to the War on Terror, and is a professor of history at the University of Dayton. He has written more than 20 books on national defense, business, and financial history.

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