A Little History of the United States
- 作者
- 出版社 Yale University Press
- 出版时间 2015年9月
- ISBN 9780300181418
- 定价 254.80
内容简介
Howdidalandandpeopleofsuchimmensediversitycometogetherunderabanneroffreedomandequalitytoformoneofthemostremarkablenationsintheworld?EveryonefromyoungadultstograndparentswillbefascinatedbytheanswersuncoveredinJamesWestDavidson’svividlytoldALittleHistoryoftheUnitedStates.In300fast-movingpages,Davidsonguideshisreadersthrough500years,fromthefirstcontactbetweenthetwohalvesoftheworldtotheriseofAmericaasasuperpowerinaneraofatomicperilsanddiminishingresources.Inshort,vividchaptersthebookbringstolifehundredsofindividualswhosestoriesarepartofthelargerAmericanstory.PilgrimWilliamBradfordstumblesintoanIndiandeertraponhisfirstdayinAmerica;HarrietTubmanletslooseapairofchickenstodivertattentionfromescapingslaves;thetoddlerAndrewCarnegie,lateranambitiousindustrialmagnate,gobbleshisoatmealwithaspoonineachhand.Suchstoriesarerivetinginthemselves,buttheyalsosparklargerquestionstoponderaboutfreedom,equality,andunityinthecontextofanationthatis,andalwayshasbeen,remarkablydividedanddiverse.
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