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1001 Events That Made America
Alan Axelrod
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Description for 1001 Events That Made America
Paperback. True patriotism is built on a bedrock of understanding-who we are as individuals and as a nation, how our ideals and our democracy have evolved, and what it really means to be an American. Num Pages: 272 pages, col illustrations, pho. BIC Classification: HBJK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 125 x 18. Weight in Grams: 293.
This handy, informative chronology of key events in our history sweeps from 45,000 B.C., when the first intrepid Asians crossed the Bering land bridge to populate North America, to the 21st century, which finds us the richest and most powerful country in the world—a prodigious, panoramic journey marked out by more than 1,000 milestones and turning points, each explained in concise, lively detail. From Plymouth Rock to Pearl Harbor, from the Civil War to the Civil Rights movement, from George Washington to George W. Bush, we learn what happened, who was involved, and why it’s important
This handy, informative chronology of key events in our history sweeps from 45,000 B.C., when the first intrepid Asians crossed the Bering land bridge to populate North America, to the 21st century, which finds us the richest and most powerful country in the world—a prodigious, panoramic journey marked out by more than 1,000 milestones and turning points, each explained in concise, lively detail. From Plymouth Rock to Pearl Harbor, from the Civil War to the Civil Rights movement, from George Washington to George W. Bush, we learn what happened, who was involved, and why it’s important
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
National Geographic Society United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781426200212
SKU
V9781426200212
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About Alan Axelrod
Alan Axelrod is the author of twoBusinessWeek bestsellers on great leaders, General Patton and Queen Elizabeth I, as well as numerous other books about history, including The Complete Idiot's Guide to American History, The Penguin Dictionary of American Folklore, and the Encyclopedia of the American West. A veteran of twenty years in publishing, he lives in Atlanta, Georgia. ... Read more
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