American History 101: The Exciting Stories of the People and Events That Shaped America from Reconstruction to the Late 20th...
- ISBN-10
- 1596872128
- ISBN-13
- 9781596872127
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 228
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003-05
- Publisher
- Ibooks
- Author
- Richard Rubin
Description
Here is the exciting account of how the United States, reeling from a devastating civil war, built itself into the richest, most powerful, and most influential nation in the world. It is the story of heroes and geniuses, rogues and renegades, of proud moments and shameful times, of invention, achievement, and success beyond imagination. It's a story rich with the facts you knew growing up and are at the tip of your tongue today-if only you could remember them!
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