A Short Illustrated History of the United States: How the American People Lived and Worked, Spanned a Continent, and Achieved World Power - Paperback

A Short Illustrated History of the United States: How the American People Lived and Worked, Spanned a Continent, and Achieved World Power - Paperback

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A Short Illustrated History of the United States: How the American People Lived and Worked, Spanned a Continent, and Achieved World Power - Paperback
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A Short Illustrated History of the United States: How the American People Lived and Worked, Spanned a Continent, and Achieved World Power - Paperback

A Short Illustrated History of the United States: How the American People Lived and Worked, Spanned a Continent, and Achieved World Power - Paperback

$15.67
$15.67

by James Munves (Author)

"[James Munves] has the gift of finding the particular detail that illuminates the whole. . . . The narrative comes out to be more than the sum of its parts." --Emily Maxwell, The New Yorker

"The struggle for independence, the creation of a new government, westward expansion, regional differences, Civil War, social and economic change, Depression and world wars--all described and related the one to another in a smooth and knowledgeable narrative." --Nash K. Burger, The New York Times

"The best short history that I have ever read." --Thurman Arnold

"A model volume of its kind . . . Deserves wide acceptance." --Allan Nevins

Author Biography

James Munves, born in New York City in 1922, graduated from Loomis Chaffee and Brown University, and served in WWII. He is the author of a dozen books, including Andes Rising. For more information see his website, jamesmunves.net. He has three daughters and four grandchildren. With his wife, Barbara, he grows apples in Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Number of Pages: 296
Dimensions: 0.62 x 11 x 8.25 IN
Publication Date: August 22, 2017

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