Short History of the American Nation
In American Nations, Colin Woodard leads us on a journey through the history of our fractured continent, and the rivalries and alliances between its component nations, which conform to neither state nor international boundaries.
Offering an abbreviated, accessible, and lively narrative history of the United States, this erudite volume contains the essential facts about the discovery, settlement, growth, and development of the American nation and its institutions.
Chapters 17-32 of Short History of the American Nation 7e
Here, he falls in love with the beautiful young Daisy Fay, whose background is far more distinguished than his own. Visiting her house with other officers from the local army base, and then alone, brings his life into vivid clarity: she ...
A few months before the 2010 midterms, Newt Gingrich described the socialist infiltration of American government and media as “even more disturbing than the threats from foreign terrorists.” John Nichols offers an unapologetic retort to ...
Collection of 200 important historical events that impacted American history from Leif Ericson exploring Vinland to the Cold War ends.
Several other individuals not already noted warrant special mention: Jorge CañizaresEsquerra, Arif Dirlik, Florencia Mallon, Steve J. Stern, Colleen Dunlavy, Susan SleeperSmith, Selçuk Esenbel, Jeffrey Herf, and the seventy foreign and ...
In the late nineteenth century, New York's Tammany Hall was controlled by “Honest John” Kelly, Richard Croker, and Charles F. Murphy, while Chicago was run by equally colorful characters—“Hinky Dink” Kenna and “Bathhouse” John ...
John Arthur Garraty. For Kathy , Jack , and Sarah Executive Editor : Bruce Borland Developmental Editor : Alice Solomon Project Editor : Ellen MacElree Design Supervisor : Lucy Krikorian Cover Design : Lucy Krikorian Cover Illustration ...