The Oxford Companion to United States History

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Hardcover: 984 pages
Publisher: OUP USA (28 Jun 2001)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0195082095
ISBN-13: 978-0195082098
Product Dimensions: 25.4 x 18 x 6.4 cm

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The Oxford Companion to United States History is a one-volume, alphabetically arranged encyclopedia offering comprehensive coverage of the field for pre-contact Native Americans to the end of the twentieth century. The volume’s first aim will be to serve as trustworthy guide to the basics of American history: correct and clearly presented facts, and thorough and extensive coverage of the political, diplomatic, and military “core” of American history. Users will find the key figures in various fields of endeavour, the central events that represent defining moments in our past, and the principal court decisions that have shaped our Constitutional history. Beyond this essential beginning point, the volume will incorporate the fruits of the last quarter-century of scholarship in the field, with its heightened focus on social history and its widened social and cultural perspectives on traditional political, diplomatic, and military topics. Other areas to be given central and informed attention are science and technology; popular culture, mass culture, and sports; the arts; and religion.

America, Empire of Liberty: A New History

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Hardcover: 704 pages
Publisher: Allen Lane (19 Jan 2009)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1846140560
ISBN-13: 978-1846140563
Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 15.4 x 4.6 cm

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David Reynolds has written a fantastic book that is both comprehensive in its coverage and intimate in its biographical details of the major players and defining events in American history. It provides an extraordinatry insight into the dynamics that have shaped America from the dichotomy of an anti-empire founded on the ‘will to be free’ that offered liberty and freedom on a scale unmatched by Europe, that founded its prosperity on the labour of black slaves, to the debates that shape modern America, as it does what it has always done – defining its identity as its perpetual struggle against all enemies foreign and domestic, real or imagined.

This is a well-written, thoroughly enjoyable book that provides a new insight into the world’s self-styled only super-power. If you don’t believe me check out the Radio 4 series Reynolds has done based on this book.

The Best American History Book in the World

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Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: iUniverse.com (20 Jul 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0595284795
ISBN-13: 978-0595284795
Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 15.4 x 2.4 cm

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If you only have enough money to buy one book about American history, this better be that book. Whether you’re a confused student, a stressed teacher or just a regular yahoo wanting to finally understand the history of the United States, your search for knowledge needs go no further. Want to know who was the true first president of the United States? Curious about what those early Jamestowners dug their teeth into when the food ran out? Wonder why Israel and the Palestinians just can’t seem to get along? It’s all in here. Written and edited by top students at one of the most respected high schools, The Best American History Book in the World is packed full of valuable charts, original illustrations, and clear summaries that will help you become a U.S. history expert. All royalties from the sale of this book will be given to a student chosen charity dedicated to improving the health and welfare of children.