A Short Illustrated History of the United States: How the American People Lived and Worked, Spanned a Continent, and Achieved World Power

by James Munves

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"[James Munves] has the gift of finding the particular detail that illuminates the whole. . . . The narrative comes out to be more than the sum of its parts." -Emily Maxwell, The New Yorker

"The struggle for independence, the creation of a new government, westward expansion, regional differences, Civil War, social and economic change, Depression and world wars-all described and related the one to another in a smooth and knowledgeable narrative." -Nash K. Burger, The New York Times

"The best short history that I have ever read." -Thurman Arnold

"A model volume of its kind . . . Deserves wide acceptance." -Allan Nevins
  • ISBN10 1504036980
  • ISBN13 9781504036986
  • Publish Date 22 August 2017
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Open Road Media
  • Format Paperback (US Trade)
  • Pages 296
  • Language English