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American History: A Very Short Introduction

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In a miracle of concision, Paul S. Boyer provides a wide-ranging and authoritative history of America, capturing in a compact space the full story of our nation. Ranging from the earliest Native American settlers to the presidency of Barack Obama, this Very Short Introduction offers an illuminating account of politics, diplomacy, and war as well as the full spectrum of social, cultural, and scientific developments that shaped our country.

Here is a masterful picture of America's achievements and failures, large-scale socio-historical forces, and pivotal events. Boyer sheds light on the colonial era, the Revolution and the birth of the new nation; slavery and the Civil War; Reconstruction and the Gilded Age; the Progressive era, the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression; the two world wars and the Cold War that followed; right up to the tragedy of 9/11, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the epoch-making election of Barack Obama. Certain broad trends shape much of the narrative--immigration, urbanization, slavery, continental expansion, the global projection of U.S. power, the centrality of religion, the progression from an agrarian to an industrial to a post-industrial economic order. Yet in underscoring such large themes, Boyer also highlights the diversity of the American experience, the importance of individual actors, and the crucial role of race, ethnicity, gender, and social class in shaping the contours of specific groups within the nation's larger tapestry. And along the way, he touches upon the cultural milestones of American history, from Tom Paine's The Crisis to Allen Ginsberg's Howl.

American History: A Very Short Introduction is a panoramic history of the United States, one that covers virtually every topic of importance--and yet can be read in a single day.

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019538914X
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978-0195389142
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1st
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Oxford University Press
Publication date

September 13, 2012
Language

English
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4.54 x 0.44 x 6.92 inches
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184 pages

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"Paul Boyer, a scholar's scholar and a teacher's teacher, has here encompassed the entirety of American history in an account that testifies on every page to his lifetime of deep and thoughtful learning, and to his remarkable powers of synthesis, concision, balance, and trenchantly lucid writing."--David M. Kennedy, author of Freedom From Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945

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A truly compact history of the United States, capturing the events, the actors, and broad societal forces that have shaped the nation

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 13, 2012
Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 184 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 019538914X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0195389142
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.54 x 0.44 x 6.92 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #31,097 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #31 in United States History (Books)
- #38 in U.S. Colonial Period History
- #82 in U.S. Revolution & Founding History
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