Book Description
Biographical sketches of men and women instrumental in various aspects of American history from early exploration to music and dance.
Author : Eugene C. Basini
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Page : 384 pages
File Size : 12,57 MB
Release : 1975-01-01
Category : North America
ISBN : 9780844565880
Biographical sketches of men and women instrumental in various aspects of American history from early exploration to music and dance.
Author : Alan Axelrod
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 23,82 MB
Release : 2008-02-19
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781426202155
Offers profiles of the men and women, past and present, who have shaped American history, society, and culture, in a who's who of American politics, arts, science, religion, business, sports, and popular culture.
Author : Lon Cantor
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 47,10 MB
Release : 2003-06
Category : History
ISBN : 0595279996
Unlike dry history books, What Makes America Great? is written in a breezy, personal style. It makes history come alive with humanizing stories about the men and women who made America great. ·Chapter 1 provides objective proof of America's greatness, using a lot of statistics. ·Chapters 2 and 3 cover the early history of America and explain why we revolted. ·Chapter 4 explains our victory over England in the American Revolution, a tremendous upset. Few Americans know how the colonists achieved this astounding feat. ·Some modern "debunkers" like to say that our founding fathers acted out of selfishness rather than principle. Chapter 5 shows the idealism of our founders and details the sacrifices made by the signers of the Declaration of Independence. ·Our founding fathers were faced with the exciting but daunting task of creating an entirely new kind of country. Well-educated men, they based the United States on principles developed by the world's greatest philosophers. Chapter 6 starts with Moses and goes through Locke and Voltaire. Each philosopher's ideas are related to American ideals. ·The Declaration and the Constitution are the two greatest publications mankind has ever known. But they weren't created out of thin air. Chapter 7 discusses the precedents our forefathers studied before drafting these two great documents. ·In Chapter 8, each American war is discussed in the light of whether it was just or unjust. ·Chapter 9 covers the role of immigrants in shaping America. It shows the challenges, obstacles and contribution of each immigrant group. ·No country is perfect, not even America. Chapter 10 discusses the five areas in which America has done wrong: Indians, slaves, women, prejudice, and education. ·Chapter 11 is a glimpse into the future of America.
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Page : 77 pages
File Size : 31,32 MB
Release : 1996
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Author : Edmund S. Morgan
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 11,65 MB
Release : 2010-05-10
Category : History
ISBN : 0393074269
"A wise, humane and beautifully written book." —Bret Stephens, Wall Street Journal From the best-selling author of Benjamin Franklin comes this remarkable work that will help redefine our notion of American heroism. Americans have long been obsessed with their heroes, but the men and women dramatically portrayed here are not celebrated for the typical banal reasons contained in Founding Fathers hagiography. Effortlessly challenging those who persist in revering the American history status quo and its tropes and falsehoods, Morgan, now ninety-three, continues to believe that the past is just not the way it seems.
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Page : pages
File Size : 35,87 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Biography
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Author : Eugene C. Basini
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Page : 96 pages
File Size : 45,56 MB
Release : 197?
Category : United States
ISBN : 9780844565897
Author : Martin Henley
Publisher : Abbott Press
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 11,23 MB
Release : 2016-01-21
Category : History
ISBN : 1458219488
We like our heroes to wear white hats and our villains to wear black. Scoundrels Who Made America Great takes a fresh view of heroism by using a dramatic event in the life of each scoundrel to illustrate how disreputable labels can obscure heroic deeds. Some of them are household names. Others have been forgotten till now. Some are villains who turned out to be heroes. Others are heroes who proved to be all too human. They are The Scoundrels. And Martin Henley has brought them to life in a vividly-written volume that overflows with surprising stories, little-known facts, and the pure drama of history. Enjoy. William Martin, New York Times Bestselling author of The Lost Constitution and The Lincoln Letter By showing that the meanings assigned to the actions of prominent historical figures by contemporaries as well as future generations can fluctuate dramatically, Martin Henleys book inspires readers to reflect on the very nature of history. It helps them to understand that both scoundrels and heroes are made by their deeds as much as by the collective memory that shifts with time and place. Michal Rozbicki, Professor of History, St. Louis University With the rigorous research of a scholar and the superb story-telling skills of a novelist, Martin Henley has penned a wonderful book about five historical scoundrels who, upon further reading, were not the dreadful miscreants all of us have been led to believe. Scoundrels who Made America Great is a highly readable and truly enlightening slice of hidden history. Ronald E. Yates, Dean Emeritus, College of Media Studies, University of Illinois. Bestselling author of Finding Billy Battles website: www.martinhenley.com blog: www.ironicamericanhistory.blogspot.com
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Page : pages
File Size : 40,70 MB
Release : 1973
Category : Children's encyclopedias and dictionaries
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Notable men and women of many races and viewpoints from earliest times to the present who helped influence and form the America we live in today.
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Page : pages
File Size : 21,43 MB
Release : 1973
Category : Biography
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