American History: Us History: An Overview of the Most Important People & Events. the History of United States: From Indians to Contempor, Paperback

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• Author: William D. Willis

From Colonization to the Space Race, this is the story of America's successes and failures. Learn how a little settlement of a few hundred colonists grew to be one of the most powerful nations in the world. US History: An Overview of the Most Important People & Events. The History of United States: From Indians to Contemporary History of America, 4th Edition follows the rollercoaster of events that drove the United States to become a modern superpower. This quick tour through the most significant events in U.S. History reveals the mistakes that tore a country apart as well as the triumphs that rebuilt and bolstered it. Witness:

The discovery of an uncharted continent by Christopher Columbus.

The colonization of North America by the Spanish, French, English and Portuguese.

The establishment of the thirteen colonies.

Fierce competition among European powers as they carved the North American land mass into territories.

The election of the first president, the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and the American Revolution.

The tragedies, wars, famine, and prosperity that shaped the United States into a superpower.

How the United States Constitution continues to guide us today.

How the modern Republican and Democratic parties were shaped.

Meet the historical juggernauts who made the United States into what it is today including Christopher Columbus, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Richard Nixon and more. Learn how the Civil War, Emancipation Proclamation, Industrialization, Labor Movement, WWI, Prohibition, the Great Depression, WWII, the Cold War, and the Space Race molded a nation.

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