Of the People: A History of the United States with Sources
- ISBN-10
- 0190254904
- ISBN-13
- 9780190254902
- Series
- Of the People
- Category
- Democracy
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Authors
- James Oakes, Jan Lewis, Michael E. McGerr
Description
Of the People: A History of the United States, Third Edition, not only tells the history of America--of its people and places, of its dealings and ideals--but it also unfolds the story of American democracy, carefully marking how this ...
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