This comprehensive and highly readable collection of essays highlights 50 important events that changed the course of American history.
· Chronological organization of events starting in the 17th century
· Interpretive essays offering scholarly assessment of why each event was chosen
· Selected ready-references attached to each event, including bios, events, places, organizations, ideas, and more
· Illustrations and primary documents relative to chapter content
· A selected bibliography after each interpretive essay
· Timelines in each volume
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If asked to name 50 events that changed American history, what would you choose? Certainly the Louisiana Purchase and Reconstruction and the New Deal. But what about the evolution of television? What about the growth of suburbs after World War II? All of these events shaped and reshaped America—and their stories help us understand who we are.
John Findling is professor emeritus of history at Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, IN.
Frank Thackeray is professor emeritus of history at Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, IN, and visiting professor of history at the University of Louisville, Louisville, KY.
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