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Beschreibung
When Britain's thirteen American colonies declared their independence on July 4, 1776, the United States of America was born. It became a profoundly powerful nation that, for much of its history, has been the crucible of invention and creativity, a refuge for millions, and a beacon of hope, freedom, and multiculturalism. But from the start, it was hardly united. In this insightful, evenhanded account, Don Watson highlights the key figures who fought for the country's inalienable rights and embodied its indomitable spirit-in politics and at home, on the frontiers and in its cities, in books and music and on screens. And he traces how the central conflicts of the United States-those over freedom, race, enterprise, religion, and violence-evolve through its history. As we witness a country at war with itself in the 1860s, leading the free world less than a hundred years later, and beset by wild division and turmoil in the twenty-first century, we see that this singular nation has never ceased changing-and that the American experiment continues to unfold.

The Shortest History books deliver thousands of years of history in one riveting, fast-paced read.
When Britain's thirteen American colonies declared their independence on July 4, 1776, the United States of America was born. It became a profoundly powerful nation that, for much of its history, has been the crucible of invention and creativity, a refuge for millions, and a beacon of hope, freedom, and multiculturalism. But from the start, it was hardly united. In this insightful, evenhanded account, Don Watson highlights the key figures who fought for the country's inalienable rights and embodied its indomitable spirit-in politics and at home, on the frontiers and in its cities, in books and music and on screens. And he traces how the central conflicts of the United States-those over freedom, race, enterprise, religion, and violence-evolve through its history. As we witness a country at war with itself in the 1860s, leading the free world less than a hundred years later, and beset by wild division and turmoil in the twenty-first century, we see that this singular nation has never ceased changing-and that the American experiment continues to unfold.

The Shortest History books deliver thousands of years of history in one riveting, fast-paced read.
Über den Autor
Don Watson is an author and screenwriter who formerly worked as a political adviser and speechwriter. He is the author of three Quarterly Essays and many acclaimed books, including Recollections of a Bleeding Heart, American Journeys, The Bush, Watsonia, and The Passion of Private White.
Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

  1. Beginnings
  2. A Holy Commonwealth
  3. War and Consolidation
  4. Manifest Destiny
  5. Awakening and Civil War
  6. Reconstruction and Gilded Age
  7. Progressives
  8. Depression and After
  9. War
  10. Post-War USA
  11. New Frontier and Great Society
  12. Dark Night, New Morning
  13. America Unbound
  14. The Unravelling

Acknowledgments
List of images
Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2026
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9798893031195
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Watson, Don
Hersteller: Norton & Company
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Zeitfracht Medien GmbH, Ferdinand-Jühlke-Str. 7, D-99095 Erfurt, produktsicherheit@zeitfracht.de
Abbildungen: Black and white images throughout
Maße: 193 x 127 x 24 mm
Von/Mit: Don Watson
Erscheinungsdatum: 03.10.2026
Gewicht: 0,274 kg
Artikel-ID: 135304254

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