| Description |
xxv, 721 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Series |
Don't know much about |
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Davis, Kenneth C.
Don't know much about.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page s [667]-696) and index. |
| Contents |
Brave new world -- Say you want a revolution -- Growth of a nation : from the creation of the Constitution to manifest destiny -- Apocalypse then : to Civil War and reconstruction -- When Monopoly wasn't a game : the growing empire from the Wild West to World War I -- Boom to bust to big boom : from the Jazz Age and the Great Depression to Hiroshima -- Commies, containment, and Cold War : America in the Fifties -- The torch is passed : from Camelot to Hollywood on the Potomac -- From the evil empire to the Axis of Evil -- The Bill of Rights and other Constitutional amendments -- Is the Electoral College a party school? A presidential election primer -- U.S. Presidents and their administrations. |
| Summary |
"From Columbus through to the twenty-first century, Don't Know Much About History takes readers on a tour through more than 500 years of American life. Drawing on the latest scholarship and new archaeological discoveries, Davis presents a thorough overview of American history that is exciting, interesting and fun to learn." -- Publisher's description. |
| Subject |
Questions and answers.
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United States -- History.
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United States -- History -- Miscellanea.
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| Added Title |
Do not know much about history |
| ISBN |
9780063067196 (paperback) |
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0063067196 (paperback) |
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