American Heritage History of the United States
American Heritage History of the United States

Author: Douglas Brinkley

Publisher: New Word City

Published: 2015-04-08

Total Pages: 555

ISBN-13: 1612308570

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"Douglas Brinkley and American Heritage have done a grand job. This is a first-rate book: fair, clear, and enormously welcome." - David McCullough "Douglas Brinkley's one-volume history is a riveting narrative of unique people who have come to call themselves American. There is no dust on these pages as the author brilliantly tells our national story with skill and brevity." In this rich and inspiring book, acclaimed historian Douglas Brinkley takes us on the incredible journey of the United States - a nation formed from a vast countryside on whose fringes thirteen small British colonies fought for their freedom, then established a democratic nation that spanned the continent, and went on to become a world power. This book will be treasured by anyone interested in the story of America.

American Heritage History of the Civil War
American Heritage History of the Civil War

Author: Bruce Catton

Publisher: New Word City

Published: 2014-08-05

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 1612307906

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Here is Pulitzer Prize-winning author Bruce Catton’s unsurpassed account of the Civil War, one of the most moving chapters in American history. Introduced by Pulitzer Prize-winner James M. McPherson, the book vividly traces the epic struggle between the Blue and Gray, from the early division between the North and South to the final surrender of Confederate troops.

American Heritage History of the American Revolution
American Heritage History of the American Revolution

Author: Bruce Lancaster

Publisher: New Word City, Inc.

Published: 2014-12-12

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 1612308317

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"A magnificent book. . . . Bruce Lancaster's text is terse, rapid, lucid, and dramatic . . . filled with the color and excitement of a grim and bloody war." – The New York Times The American Heritage History of the American Revolution is the complete chronicle of the Revolutionary War told in full detail. Lancaster starts his story with an examination of colonial society and the origins of the quarrel with England. He details the ensuing battles and military campaigns from Lexington and Concord to the surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, as well as the tense political and social situation of the new nation. The American Heritage History of the American Revolution details the birth of America with insight and depth.

American Heritage History of Early America: 1492-1776
American Heritage History of Early America: 1492-1776

Author: Robert G. Ahearn

Publisher: New Word City

Published: 2016-01-27

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 1612309402

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Here, from American Heritage, is the human, vital story of America's beginnings - from the journeys of early explorers and the founding of the Plymouth and Jamestown colonies to the French and Indian Wars and victory in the War of Independence.