The greatest events in American history / by Donald Elder III and Michael F. Shaughnessy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Elder, Donald C., 1952- author.

Shaughnessy, Michael F., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--History.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 130 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, [2018]

Summary:

Since time immemorial, history has been punctuated by a series of events--some large, some small--that have shaped civilizations. In this classic text, two historians examine some of the most important events in American history which have shaped the American experience and impacted the drive for democracy and freedom. Indeed, some of these incidents have shaped other countries and other nations and literally the free world. This book is an in-depth examination of those crucial, critical episodes.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Introduction

Plymouth Rock

The Declaration of Independence

The Boston Massacre

The Louisiana Purchase

Seward's Icebox

The Alamo

The Gold Rush and the 49ers

The Telegraph

The Cotton Gin

The Underground Railroad

The Monitor and the Merrimack

Reconstruction

The Union Pacific meets the Central Pacific

World War I

Prohibition

The Great Depression

Recovery from the Depression

World War II

The Bombing of Pearl Harbour

Iwo Jima

Nagasaki and Hiroshima

The Korean Conflict

The Panama Canal

The Bay of Pigs

The Moon Landing.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-5275-2572-4

OCLC:

1083120445