What Every American Should Know about American History: 200 Events That Shaped the Nation
The most accessible and informative popular history of this country provides a browsable, "usable" narrative of interest to students, scholars, and general readers alike. "Cogently written, concisely thorough, and admirably informative".--Library Journal.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1558501525
ISBN13:9781558501522
Release Date:January 1992
Publisher:Adams Media Corporation
Length:384 Pages
Weight:1.00 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 5.8" x 6.5"
Customer Reviews
4 ratings
Snapshots of American History
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
Excellent summaries of the great events which took place in American history. It helped me immensely when I was writing stories about my ancestors. I checked in the book for the events happening in their "timeline." A nice little book to own. I recommend it!!
For someone who wants a VERY concise overview of A.H.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
1 - If you are looking for in-depth coverage of American history, this is not it. This is about two pages on each of 200 events that are important on American History. I promise you will not come out of here knowing everything you need to know about American History. 2 - It is, however, a great follow up book - or good reference. I read this after reading "A People's History of the U.S." and it really helped clear some things up.3 - This is not biased left or right. I think most textbooks we read in school are biased towards the corporations and government (not saying it's a conspiracy, but after reading other books, that's just my take.) "People's History" and other books are way left, shunning the corporations and anyone who did anything bad to the individual. This is neither, and that's nice. It's just a short recap of each event.4 - I really like this book and would recommend it. It is a great supplement to any other A.H. book, and is great for those who are short on time or who can't focus for too long.
Excellent American History "Cliff Notes"
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
Excellent book for learning about American History without getting too invovled in each event. If you are familiar with the subject the book is organized in a manner to which you can easily skip it and go on to the next event. Each passage is only about 2-3 paragraphs.
Interesting and very readable.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
For someone who enjoys history, this is the perfect book to carry along when you may have short (or long) periods of time to kill. For someone not fascinated by historic events, this is a good, painless way to gain a grasp of history's effect on the present. Presented in small doses, it's very interesting, readable, and portable.
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