History of the United States

ISBN-10
1698894899
ISBN-13
9781698894898
Series
History of the United States
Pages
669
Language
English
Published
2019-10-10
Authors
Mary Beard, Charles Beard

Description

This text is one of the seminal works on American history. The key argument put forwarded by the author throughout the book is that economic power is the central power around which all other powers of a nation state is based. It also points outs the role of ideologies and belief in shaping human history.An ideal text book on history of the United States for history teachers and students to start with.

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