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'Jenkins sets about his task with infectious enthusiasm and draws out all the most important themes in America's 250-year history' The Times

In the two hundred and fifty years since its foundation, the United States of America has grown to become the world's richest and most powerful union. How did this new nation come to dominate global culture, economics, politics and warfare?

Informed by years of close observation, bestselling author Simon Jenkins follows the extraordinary journey of America from before independence through revolution to Civil War, its emergence onto the international stage and the turbulence of the present day.

We meet its most notable Presidents and see its most formative moments in a colourful and pacey narrative of a country often in turmoil, yet one that remains to many a land of freedom and a citadel of democracy with a story to inspire.

This is an essential read for anyone who seeks to understand the country that continues to shape our world.

'Jenkins sets about his task with infectious enthusiasm and draws out all the most important themes in America's 250-year history' The Times

In the two hundred and fifty years since its foundation, the United States of America has grown to become the world's richest and most powerful union. How did this new nation come to dominate global culture, economics, politics and warfare?

Informed by years of close observation, bestselling author Simon Jenkins follows the extraordinary journey of America from before independence through revolution to Civil War, its emergence onto the international stage and the turbulence of the present day.

We meet its most notable Presidents and see its most formative moments in a colourful and pacey narrative of a country often in turmoil, yet one that remains to many a land of freedom and a citadel of democracy with a story to inspire.

This is an essential read for anyone who seeks to understand the country that continues to shape our world.

Über den Autor
Simon Jenkins is author of the bestselling A Short History of England, A Short History of Europe, Britain's 100 Best Railway Stations, England's Thousand Best Churches and England's Thousand Best Houses. He is a former Editor of the Evening Standard and The Times, and columnist for the Guardian.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2026
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: XXII
314 S.
24 farbige Bildtaf.
ISBN-13: 9781405976688
ISBN-10: 1405976683
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Jenkins, Simon
Hersteller: Penguin Books Ltd (UK)
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestr. 122a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com
Maße: 197 x 129 x 26 mm
Von/Mit: Simon Jenkins
Erscheinungsdatum: 11.06.2026
Gewicht: 0,27 kg
Artikel-ID: 135555856

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