[PDF] Concise History Of The American People eBook

Author : Paul Johnson
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 1108 pages
File Size : 18,6 MB
Release : 2009-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 0061952133

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"As majestic in its scope as the country it celebrates. [Johnson's] theme is the men and women, prominent and unknown, whose energy, vision, courage and confidence shaped a great nation. It is a compelling antidote to those who regard the future with pessimism."— Henry A. Kissinger Paul Johnson's prize-winning classic, A History of the American People, is an in-depth portrait of the American people covering every aspect of U.S. history—from politics to the arts. "The creation of the United States of America is the greatest of all human adventures," begins Paul Johnson's remarkable work. "No other national story holds such tremendous lessons, for the American people themselves and for the rest of mankind." In A History of the American People, historian Johnson presents an in-depth portrait of American history from the first colonial settlements to the Clinton administration. This is the story of the men and women who shaped and led the nation and the ordinary people who collectively created its unique character. Littered with letters, diaries, and recorded conversations, it details the origins of their struggles for independence and nationhood, their heroic efforts and sacrifices to deal with the 'organic sin’ of slavery and the preservation of the Union to its explosive economic growth and emergence as a world power. Johnson discusses contemporary topics such as the politics of racism, education, the power of the press, political correctness, the growth of litigation, and the influence of women throughout history. Sometimes controversial and always provocative, A History of the American People is one author’s challenging and unique interpretation of American history. Johnson’s views of individuals, events, themes, and issues are original, critical, and in the end admiring, for he is, above all, a strong believer in the history and the destiny of the American people.

Author : Alan Brinkley
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,79 MB
Release : 2013-01-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780077412296

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Known for its clear narrative voice and impeccable scholarship, Alan Brinkley's best-selling program for the U.S. survey course invites students to think critically about the many forces that continually create the Unfinished Nation that is the United States. In a concise but wide-ranging narrative, Brinkley shows the diversity and complexity of the nation and our understanding of its history--one that continues to evolve both in the events of the present and in our reexamination of new evidence and perspectives on the past. This edition features a series of Patterns of Popular Culture essays, as well as expanded coverage of pre-Columbian America, new America in the World essays, and updated coverage of recent events and developments that demonstrates how a new generation continues to shape the American story.

Author : Oliver Stone
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 37,56 MB
Release : 2014-10-14
Category : History
ISBN : 147679166X

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"Text in this work is taken from the transcript from the author's documentary on Showtime, which was based on the Gallery Books publication titled The untold history of the United States"--Title page verso.

Author : Leland M. Roth
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 10,63 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Architecture
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Explores the factors and influences that have enriched American architecture throughout its development from colonial times to the present, covering houses, apartments, factories, and office buildings and the architects who designed them.

Author : Robert J. Allison
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 18,62 MB
Release : 2015
Category : History
ISBN : 0190225068

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Between 1760 and 1800, the people of the United States created a new nation, based on the idea that all people have the right to govern themselves. This Very Short Introduction recreates the experiences that led to the Revolution; the experience of war; and the post-war creation of a new political society.

Author : Susan-Mary Grant
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 473 pages
File Size : 28,32 MB
Release : 2012-03-05
Category : History
ISBN : 0521848253

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A history of America's nation-building project told through the voices of its peoples, from the early settlers to its multicultural citizens of the twenty-first century.