Nation of Nations: A Concise Narrative of the American Republic

by James West Davidson, William E. Gienapp, Christine Leigh Heyrman

Incorporating the scholarship of social historians within the framework of a narrative history, this work tells how this "Nation of Nations", as Walt Whitman named the USA, managed to prosper and expand to become the longest lived republic in the history of the world.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, International Relations, Textbooks, School, Reference

1104 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1981

About the author

James West Davidson is a historian, writer, and wilderness paddler. He received his Ph.D. in American history from Yale University and writes full time. He is also co-editor, with Michael Stoff, of New Narratives in American History, a series published by Oxford University Press, as well as the coauthor of textbooks in American history. These include "Experience History," "After the Fact: The Art of Historical Detection," and "US: A Narrative History" for the college level and "The American Nation" for the middle grades.

Reviews

[Holly Keimig · Rating 4 out of 5]

1865 to present

[Rebecca Hundley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent. More citizens should read this book. Especially if one has a passion for the immigration issue.

[Christine Turner · Rating 4 out of 5]

enjoyed the book. joyful, love, sadness, grief and family life and how it copes

[Megan]

"Volume One: To 1877"

[Jonathan]

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