The United States

by Winthrop D. Jordan, William Miller, Richard Hofstadter

This short volume is a condensed, rewritten, updated, and otherwise considerably revised version of The United States: Combined Edition, Seventh Edition. It reflects a division of chronological interest on the part of the two authors, with Jordan's interest being in early American history through the Civil War, and Litwack's during and since that revolutionary event to the present.

Genres: History

513 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1985

About the author

Winthrop Donaldson Jordan was a professor of history at the University of California at Berkeley and the University of Mississippi, and a renowned writer on the history of slavery and the origins of racism in the United States.

Jordan is best known for his book White Over Black: American Attitudes Toward the Negro, 1550-1812, published in 1968, which earned the National Book Award in History and Biography, the Bancroft Prize, and other honors.

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[Theresa · Rating 2 out of 5]

The United States/Combined Edition
by Winthrop D. Jordan
a historical look at the us