A pocket history of the United StatesWashington Square Press, 1986 - 689 pages A broad overview of American history from its beginnings to the 1980s. |
Contents
THE PLANTING OF THE COLONIES | 1 |
THE COLONIAL HERITAGE | 23 |
THE IMPERIAL PROBLEM | 50 |
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