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A Glance at Current American History (Classic Reprint)

Author : An Ex-Confederate
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780484070355
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book A Glance at Current American History (Classic Reprint) written by An Ex-Confederate and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-30 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Glance at Current American History On the general merits, or rather demerits, of the south it is quite evident that the outside world has made up its mind. The accepted fable or distillation of rumors which we call History, has fully crystallized, and there is not the least ground for supposing that there Will be any revision of the judgment already pronounced. For two-and-thirty years our Northern friends have deprecated any allusion on our part to the causes or character of the war, assuring us that every impulse of manhood and every throb of patriotism demanded that we should bury the past, with all its illusive hopes and unavailing griefs, and bend our undivided energies to the upbuilding of a common country. And that is precisely the thing which we have been doing. Meantime, during those same two-and-thirty years, those Northern friends of ours have been diligent in a systematic distortion of the leading facts of American history inventing, suppressing, perverting, without scruple or shame - until our Southland stands to-day pilloried to the scorn of all the world and bearing on her front the brand of every infamy. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

History of the United States

Author : Emma Willard
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780666307682
Total Pages : 492 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (76 download)

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Download or read book History of the United States written by Emma Willard and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-24 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of the United States: Or Republic of America AT 9. Time when the accumulated mass of knowledge is great, beyond the human capacity, service is done to science, by clear ar rangement and devices addressed to the eye. If the faculties are en abled to seize and hold fast the frame-work of an important subject, future facts will naturally find and keep their own place in the mind, and the whole subject rest there in philosophical order. Not only is this important, as respects the particular study thus ac quired; but as regards intellectual habits and general improvement. To accomplish these ends, with regard to the history of the Uni ted States, is one of the main objects of the present work. Its plan is chronographically exhibited in front of the title page. The maps, included between the periods of the work, coincide in time with the branches of the subject; and the sketches on the maps picture the events there expressed in words. But most minds find it dificult to remember dates, though ever so well arranged; and hence experienced educationists recommend that the memory should not in this respect be overtaxed; but that dates should rather be kept at hand in books, to be consulted as occasion requires. Hence, the importance of arrangements in printed works, by which dates may stand prominent, and be easily found. A cur sory glance at the chronological table, and along the margin of this work, may satisfy the observer that this task has been executed with faithfulness. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

A Review of American History (Classic Reprint)

Author : Charles Ellsworth Martz
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780484506274
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book A Review of American History (Classic Reprint) written by Charles Ellsworth Martz and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-23 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Review of American History We must look upon the discovery of America as one of a great number of events and movements that center about the year 1450, a period which we usually associate with the name of the renaissance. The Feudal System of the Middle Ages was breaking down and was giving way to more centralized govern ments. The Tudors brought Tudor Absolutism to England; Ferdinand and Isabella were married and Spain became a united kingdom; Portugal became a single monarchy under Henry. These changes led to an increased feeling of nationality on the part of the people of each of these nations and made possible the rivalries which played suchan important part in the development of American History. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

A History of the United States (Classic Reprint)

Author : Waddy Thompson
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780259548003
Total Pages : 656 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (48 download)

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Download or read book A History of the United States (Classic Reprint) written by Waddy Thompson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-05-19 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A History of the United States Many years had to follow the close Of the conﬂict before it was possible for an American to look upon its causes and its results without passion or prejudice. But the coun try has, at length, become united in sentiment as well as in name. The patriotism exhibited in the war with Spain - patriotism that recognized no point Of the compass showed that the last vestige Of sectionalism has passed away. The purpose Of this book is to present the history Of the United States in such a way that the pupils who study it may become proud Of an American heritage. With prejudice eliminated from the account Of the Old sectional controversies, the minds Of the children Of a reunited country may be more readily directed toward the study Of the marvelous progress Of America. With this Object in view, considerable stress has been laid upon the achieve ments Of peace, which, after all, should have the foremost place in history. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

A History of the American Nation (Classic Reprint)

Author : Andrew C. Mclaughlin
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781527963146
Total Pages : 640 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (631 download)

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Download or read book A History of the American Nation (Classic Reprint) written by Andrew C. Mclaughlin and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-09-16 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A History of the American Nation And yet we are always getting new points of view, new angles of vision, new turning points in the onward road, from which to look back upon the past; and things which loomed large at one time or to one generation of history students are reduced to smaller dimensions; and, on the other hand, things that once seemed small and comparatively unimportant appear large and full of meaning when judged by later experience. As the present is the product of infinite factors working in the past, we must ever get, as we go on and as life changes about us, new glimpses of forces that have made us what we are. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

A Help Toward Fixing the Facts of American History (Classic Reprint)

Author : Henry C. Northam
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780267726424
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (264 download)

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Download or read book A Help Toward Fixing the Facts of American History (Classic Reprint) written by Henry C. Northam and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-08 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Help Toward Fixing the Facts of American History Perhaps so yet it may be worth while to look these pages over. Whatever merits it may lack. The plan is at least novel. All facts are presented in groups. Please look, for instance, at Chart No. 1 at the events it denotes, and at the way it denotes them. Look at the key-word to the Revolution, liberty, (for Which, by the way, I am indebted to a noble teacher who lays down his mantle of thirty years' service just as this book is issued Noah T. Clarke, Ph. D., of Canandaigua), and at the 'corresponding key-words for the Rebellion. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

History of the United States, Or Republic of America

Author : Emma Willard
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780282614270
Total Pages : 524 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (142 download)

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Download or read book History of the United States, Or Republic of America written by Emma Willard and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-07-26 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of the United States, or Republic of America: With a Chronological Table and a Series of Progressive Maps But most minds find it difficult to remember dates, though ever so well arranged; and hence experienced educationists recommend that the memory should not in this respect be overtaxed; but that dates should rather be kept at hand in books, to be consulted as occasion requires. Hence, the importance of arrangements in printed works, by which dates may stand prominent, and be easily found. A cur sory glance at the chronological table, and along the margin of this work, may satisfy the observer that this task has been executed with faithfulness. Every student or reader of history should begin with that of his own country; and the history of the United States is on some ac counts, a more safe and profitable study than that of any other nation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Lies My Teacher Told Me

Author : James W. Loewen
Publisher : The New Press
ISBN 13 : 1595583262
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (955 download)

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Download or read book Lies My Teacher Told Me written by James W. Loewen and published by The New Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Criticizes the way history is presented in current textbooks, and suggests a more accurate approach to teaching American history.

Broad Stripes and Bright Stars; Stories of American History

Author : Carolyn Sherwin Bailey
Publisher : Trieste Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780649117192
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (171 download)

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Download or read book Broad Stripes and Bright Stars; Stories of American History written by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey and published by Trieste Publishing. This book was released on 2017-07-27 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trieste Publishing has a massive catalogue of classic book titles. Our aim is to provide readers with the highest quality reproductions of fiction and non-fiction literature that has stood the test of time. The many thousands of books in our collection have been sourced from libraries and private collections around the world.The titles that Trieste Publishing has chosen to be part of the collection have been scanned to simulate the original. Our readers see the books the same way that their first readers did decades or a hundred or more years ago. Books from that period are often spoiled by imperfections that did not exist in the original. Imperfections could be in the form of blurred text, photographs, or missing pages. It is highly unlikely that this would occur with one of our books. Our extensive quality control ensures that the readers of Trieste Publishing's books will be delighted with their purchase. Our staff has thoroughly reviewed every page of all the books in the collection, repairing, or if necessary, rejecting titles that are not of the highest quality. This process ensures that the reader of one of Trieste Publishing's titles receives a volume that faithfully reproduces the original, and to the maximum degree possible, gives them the experience of owning the original work.We pride ourselves on not only creating a pathway to an extensive reservoir of books of the finest quality, but also providing value to every one of our readers. Generally, Trieste books are purchased singly - on demand, however they may also be purchased in bulk. Readers interested in bulk purchases are invited to contact us directly to enquire about our tailored bulk rates.

America

Author : Robert MacKenzie
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780332838243
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (382 download)

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Download or read book America written by Robert MacKenzie and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from America: A History Creator had endowed with strange properties. It was observed that a needle brought once into contact with that stone pointed ever afterwards steadfastly to the north. Men saw that with a needle thus inﬂuenced they could guide themselves at sea as surely as on land. The Mariners' Compass untied the bond which held sailors to the coast, and gave them liberty to push out into the sea. Just when sailors were slowly learning to put confidence in the mariners' compass, there arose in Europe a vehement desire for the discovery of unknown countries. A sudden interest sprang up in all that was distant and unexplored. The strange fables told by travellers were greedily received. The human mind was beginning to cast off the torpor of the Middle Ages. As intelligence increased, men became increasingly eager to ascertain the form and extent of the world in which they dwelt, and to acquaint themselves with those unknown races who were their fellow-inhabitants. Portugal and Spain, looking out upon the boundless sea, were powerfully stirred by the new impulse. The Courts of Lisbon and Madrid swarmed with adventurers who had made discoveries, or who wished the means to make them. Conspicuous among these was an enthusiast, who during eighteen years had not ceased to importune incredulous monarchs for ships and men that he might open up the secrets of the sea. He was a tall man, of grave and gentle manners, and noble though saddened look. His eye was gray, apt to enkindle when he spoke of those discoveries in the making of which he felt himself to be Heaven's chosen agent. He had known hardship and sorrow in his youth, and at thirty his hair was white. He was the son of a Genoese wool-comber, and his name was Christopher Columbus. In him the universal passion for discovery rose to the dignity of an inspiration. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Don't Know Much About American History

Author : Kenneth C. Davis
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 9780060286033
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (86 download)

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Download or read book Don't Know Much About American History written by Kenneth C. Davis and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2003-04 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents, in question and answer format, a history of the United States from the exploration of Christopher Columbus to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

History of the United States of America, Vol. 1

Author : George Bancroft
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780267502868
Total Pages : 642 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (28 download)

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Download or read book History of the United States of America, Vol. 1 written by George Bancroft and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Bancroft was a well known American historian, an ambassador to the United Kingdom, and a U.S. Secretary of the Navy. His seminal work was History of the United States of America: From the Discovery of the Continent, which he revised many times. The book presented here represents volume one of Bancroft's final revision. Volume One traces the history of the United States from Columbus' voyage to the New World until the year of 1688. As such, this book can be viewed as almost a pre-history of the U.S., highlighting the major events that lead to the eventual creation of a state independent of Great Britain. Bancroft's book marches along what is now familiar territory for students of history, and opens with accounts of the early voyages to America and French settlements on the continent. Bancroft hits on all of the major historical events one would expect to find in such a volume: early English colonization, Virginia's first charter, slavery and its role in the American settlements, the pilgrims, plantation life, the expanding colonies, Virginia's great rebellion, the revolution of 1688, and much more. Volume One concludes with a synopsis of the status of the colonies as of 1688, and a brief look at what is on the horizon. History of the United States of America: From the Discovery of the Continent was one of the first great history books, with Bancroft's survey of American history is exhaustive. As with many older history books, there are some misinterpretations and items presented as fact that have since been disproven, however these do not detract from the overall quality of the work. This is not just a history of the United States, but a love letter to a country that the author clearly cared about deeply. George Bancroft's History of the United States of America is one of the great American history books. While it may have been surpassed by modern history textbooks in terms of both scope and accuracy, the passion dripping from Bancroft's every word is unmatched, and truly a pleasure to read for all students and scholars of history. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Critical Period of American History

Author : J Fiske
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
ISBN 13 : 1465511458
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (655 download)

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Download or read book The Critical Period of American History written by J Fiske and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on 1895-01-01 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Hero Stories From American History

Author : Albert F. Blaisdell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781331068402
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (684 download)

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Download or read book Hero Stories From American History written by Albert F. Blaisdell and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-09 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Hero Stories From American History: For Elementary Schools This book is intended to be used as a supplementary historical reader for the sixth and seventh grades of our public schools, or for any other pupils from twelve to fifteen years of age. It is also designed for collateral reading in connection with the study of a formal text-book on American history. The period here included is the first fifty years of our national life. No attempt has been made, however, to present a connected account, or to furnish a birds-eye view, of this half century. It is the universal testimony of experienced teachers that such materials as are pervaded with reality serve a useful purpose with young pupils. The reason is plain. Historical matter that is instinct with human life attracts and holds the attention of boys and girls, and whets their desire to know more of the real meaning of their country's history. For this reason the authors have selected rapid historical narratives, treating of notable and dramatic events, and have embellished them with more details than is feasible within the limits of most schoolbooks. Free use has been made of personal incidents and anecdotes, which thrill us because of their human element, and smack of the picturesque life of our forefathers. It has seemed advisable to arrange the subjects in chronological order. As the various chapters have appeared in proof, they have been put to a practical test in the sixth grade in several grammar schools. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

American Colonial History

Author : C. Wyllys Betts
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781331884248
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (842 download)

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Download or read book American Colonial History written by C. Wyllys Betts and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-20 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from American Colonial History: Illustrated by Contemporary Medals The accompanying descriptions of Medals illustrating American Colonial History, were compiled by my brother, C. Wyllys Betts, of New York, whose death, in 1887, in the early maturity of an active and useful life, put an end to labors in more than one line of interesting research. The value of coins and Medals, as enduring records of events, has often been emphasized. All original documents and contemporary accounts of occurrences are of peculiar importance to the conscientious historian. Medals are original documents in metal. In studying them we study history at its source. As contributions to the knowledge of the history of portraiture, dress and habits, as indices of then existing information in architecture, geography and the natural sciences, and as means of restoring the knowledge of structures long destroyed, Medals are not to be under-estimated. Medals are a "body of history," or, perhaps, a "collection of pictures in miniature," or "so many maps for explaining ancient geography." One is to look upon a cabinet of Medals as a treasure, not of money, but of knowledge," and "as the means by which a conqueror has sometimes 'discharged a debt to posterity, after he has ruined or defaced a strong place, by delivering a model of it, as it stood whole and tire, so as in some measure to repair the mischiefs of his bombs and cannon.' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

A People's History of the United States

Author : Howard Zinn
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 9780060528423
Total Pages : 764 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (284 download)

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Download or read book A People's History of the United States written by Howard Zinn and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2003-02-04 with total page 764 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its original landmark publication in 1980, A People's History of the United States has been chronicling American history from the bottom up, throwing out the official version of history taught in schools -- with its emphasis on great men in high places -- to focus on the street, the home, and the, workplace. Known for its lively, clear prose as well as its scholarly research, A People's History is the only volume to tell America's story from the point of view of -- and in the words of -- America's women, factory workers, African-Americans, Native Americans, the working poor, and immigrant laborers. As historian Howard Zinn shows, many of our country's greatest battles -- the fights for a fair wage, an eight-hour workday, child-labor laws, health and safety standards, universal suffrage, women's rights, racial equality -- were carried out at the grassroots level, against bloody resistance. Covering Christopher Columbus's arrival through President Clinton's first term, A People's History of the United States, which was nominated for the American Book Award in 1981, features insightful analysis of the most important events in our history. Revised, updated, and featuring a new after, word by the author, this special twentieth anniversary edition continues Zinn's important contribution to a complete and balanced understanding of American history.

America First

Author : Lawton B. Evans
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781331095811
Total Pages : 478 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (958 download)

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Download or read book America First written by Lawton B. Evans and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-10 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from America First: One Hundred Stories From Our Own History When children advance beyond the nursery age, no story is so wonderful as a true story. Fiction to them is never as appealing as fact. I have often been faced with the inquiry: whether or not a story is a true one. The look of gratification, when told that "it actually happened," was most satisfying to me as a story-teller. The nearer a story is to the life and traditions of the child, the more eagerly it is attended. True stories about our own people, about our neighbors and friends, and about our own country at large, are more interesting than true stories of remote places and people. We naturally arc interested in our own affairs, and the nearer they are to us the greater the interest we feel. That history is just a long, thrilling story of the trials and triumphs of pioneers and patriots is well known to those who have had to do with the teaching of history to youthful minds. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.