| A Little History of the United States Contributor(s): Davidson, James West (Author), Morey, Arthur (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1504629965 ISBN-13: 9781504629966 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $31.46 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: September 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - General |
| Dewey: 973 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.5" W x 5.9" (0.60 lbs) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: How did a land and people of such immense diversity come together under a banner of freedom and equality to form one of the most remarkable nations in the world? Everyone from young adults to grandparents will be fascinated by the answers uncovered in James West Davidson's vividly told A Little History of the United States. In three hundred fast-moving pages, Davidson guides listeners through five hundred years, from the first contact between the two halves of the world to the rise of America as a superpower in an era of atomic perils and diminishing resources.In short, vivid chapters the book brings to life hundreds of individuals whose tales are part of the larger American story. Pilgrim William Bradford stumbles into an Indian deer trap on his first day in America; Harriet Tubman lets loose a pair of chickens to divert attention from her escaping slaves; the toddler Andrew Carnegie, later an ambitious industrial magnate, gobbles his oatmeal with a spoon in each hand. Such stories are riveting in themselves, but they also spark larger questions to ponder about freedom, equality, and unity in the context of a nation that is, and always has been, remarkably divided and diverse. |
Contributor Bio(s): Morey, Arthur: - Arthur Morey graduated from Harvard and did graduate work at the University of Chicago. He has won awards for his fiction and drama, worked as an editor with several book publishers, and taught literature and writing at Northwestern University. As a narrator, he has received nineteen AudioFile Earphones Awards and been a finalist for the prestigious Audie Award. Davidson, James West: -James West Davidson, a widely respected historian, has written on American history and the detective work that goes into it, as well as books about the outdoors. His textbooks for the middle grades, high school, and college have been read by millions of students. He is also coauthor of Great Heart, cited by the National Geographic Society as one of the hundred greatest adventure books of all time. He lives in Rhinebeck, New York. |