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American Heritage: Great Minds of History (American Heritage S.)
American Heritage Editors
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Hardcover. The great historians of our day take you on an exhilarating tour through the crucial moments in American history.. "Easy reading and very informative. "- Civil War News "All the interviews are fascinating. "- Tampa Tribune-Times "Fascinating.. Highly recommended. Num Pages: 256 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBAH; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 539.
The great historians of our day take you on an exhilarating tourthrough the crucial moments in American history . . .
"Easy reading and very informative."- Civil War News
"All the interviews are fascinating."- Tampa Tribune-Times
"Fascinating . . . Highly recommended."-Library Journal AmericanHeritage Great Minds of History
In a series of interviews that are as valuable as they areengrossing, today's best and brightest historians weigh in on thecrucial moments in American history. Whether it's the FirstContinental Congress or the Cold War, American Heritage Great Mindsof History takes you there, imbuing the past with an immediacy thatgoes well beyond the scope of formal histories.
Conducted by Roger Mudd, the highly respected news commentator andanchor for the History Channel, this collection shares thefascinating insights and rare anecdotes of: Gordon Wood on theColonial era and the American Revolution; James McPherson on theCivil War and Reconstruction; Richard White on westward expansion;David McCullough on the early twentieth century; and StephenAmbrose on World War II and the postwar era.
American Heritage magazine, the country's leading magazine ofhistory, has published dozens of highly acclaimed books, includingAmerican Heritage History of the United States, American HeritageNew History of the Civil War, American Heritage New History ofWorld War II, American Heritage Dictionary of American Quotations,and American Heritage Encyclopedia of American History.
"Easy reading and very informative."- Civil War News
"All the interviews are fascinating."- Tampa Tribune-Times
"Fascinating . . . Highly recommended."-Library Journal AmericanHeritage Great Minds of History
In a series of interviews that are as valuable as they areengrossing, today's best and brightest historians weigh in on thecrucial moments in American history. Whether it's the FirstContinental Congress or the Cold War, American Heritage Great Mindsof History takes you there, imbuing the past with an immediacy thatgoes well beyond the scope of formal histories.
Conducted by Roger Mudd, the highly respected news commentator andanchor for the History Channel, this collection shares thefascinating insights and rare anecdotes of: Gordon Wood on theColonial era and the American Revolution; James McPherson on theCivil War and Reconstruction; Richard White on westward expansion;David McCullough on the early twentieth century; and StephenAmbrose on World War II and the postwar era.
American Heritage magazine, the country's leading magazine ofhistory, has published dozens of highly acclaimed books, includingAmerican Heritage History of the United States, American HeritageNew History of the Civil War, American Heritage New History ofWorld War II, American Heritage Dictionary of American Quotations,and American Heritage Encyclopedia of American History.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc New York
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780471327158
SKU
V9780471327158
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99-50
About American Heritage Editors
STEPHEN AMBROSE The bestselling author of Citizen Soldiers,Undaunted Courage, and D-Day illuminates the calamity and triumphof World War II, the Cold War, and the infamous Nixon years. DAVID MCCULLOUGH The winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Truman andthe National Book Award for Mornings on Horseback and Path Betweenthe Seas recalls the massively impactful dawn of the IndustrialAge. JAMES MCPHERSON The Pulitzer Prize--winning author of Battle Cry ofFreedom traces the events leading up to the Civil War, the conflictitself, and the complex aftermath of Reconstruction. RICHARD WHITE The recipient of the prestigious MacArthur fellowshipand author of Middle Ground considers the far-reaching effects thatwestward expansion continues to exercise on us all. GORDON WOOD The winner of the Pulitzer Prize for The Radicalism ofthe American Revolution recounts the volatile colonial era and themachinations that led to a bloody war and the remarkable birth of anation.
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