Eric arnesen these united states a nation in the making 1890 to the present journal of american history volume 104 issue 1 june 2017 pages 208 210 https doiorg 101093 jahist jax064 this sweeping survey of us history by two leading scholars of race politics and protest in modern america begins with a 1936 quote from president . These united states a nation in the making 1890 to the present gilmore glenda elizabeth sugrue thomas j 9780393239522 amazoncom books see all buying options. In the winter of 1936 franklin roosevelt remarked in a fireside chat i do not look upon these united states as a finished product we are still in the making certainly apt in the midst of the depression the idea of a nation in the making still resonates today as we measure the achievements and shortcomings of our democracy. United we stand divided we fall since 2000 summary in the winter of 1936 franklin roosevelt remarked in a fireside chat i do not look upon these united states as a finished product we are still in the making certainly apt in the midst of the depression the idea of a nation in the making still resonates today as we measure the . These united states a nation in the making 1890 to the present glenda elizabeth gilmore thomas j sugrue