United States category: 34172 books
Mass Migration under Sail
European Immigration to the Antebellum United States
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2008
Dr Cohn provides an in-depth and comprehensive analysis of the economic history of European immigration to the antebellum United States, using and evaluating the available data as well as presenting fresh data. This analysis centers on immigration from the three most important source countries - Ireland,...
What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848
The Transformation of America, 1815-1848
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2007
The Oxford History of the United States is by far the most respected multi-volume history of our nation. In this Pulitzer prize-winning, critically acclaimed addition to the series, historian Daniel Walker Howe illuminates the period from the battle of New Orleans to the end of the Mexican-American...
History of the United States (Vol. 1-7)
The Great Migration, The American Revolution, The Formation of the Constitution, Foundations of the Union, Civil War and Reconstruction, America as World Power (From the Colonial Period to World War I)
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2018
This eBook edition of "History of the United States" has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. "History of the United States" is a monumental synthesis of American History subsequently produced by Charles A. Beard and his wife,...
The American Century and Beyond
U.S. Foreign Relations, 1893-2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2017
In his last years as president of the United States, an embattled George Washington yearned for a time when his nation would have "the strength of a Giant and there will be none who can make us afraid." At the turn of the twentieth century, the United States seemed poised to achieve a position of...
by Felipe Fernández-Armesto
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2014
“A rich and moving chronicle for our very present.” —Julio Ortega, New York Times Book Review
The United States is still typically conceived of as an offshoot of England, with our history unfolding east to west beginning with the first English settlers in Jamestown. This view overlooks...
by Joseph Smith
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2006
From the assertion of the Monroe Doctrine in 1823 to the Reagan Doctrine of the 1980s, the United States has presumed a position of political leadership and pre-eminence in the Western Hemisphere. This has been made possible by two main factors: America's huge economy, which has made the U.S. the...
Spain and the Independence of the United States
An Intrinsic Gift
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2002
The role of Spain in the birth of the United States is a little known and little understood aspect of U.S. independence. Through actual fighting, provision of supplies, and money, Spain helped the young British colonies succeed in becoming an independent nation. Soldiers were recruited from all over...
Las Vegas Travel Guide (Quick Trips Series)
Sights, Culture, Food, Shopping & Fun
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2016
Enjoy your trip to the United States with the Las Vegas Travel Guide: Sights, Culture, Food, Shopping & Fun.
The Quick Trips to the United States Series provides key information about the best sights and experiences if you have just a few days to spend in...
Abraham Lincoln and the American Civil War 1
The United States History for English Learners, Children(Kids) and Young Adults
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2015
Abraham Lincoln and the American Civil War tells stories about the ideas and issues that have shaped the United States in the era of Abraham Lincoln’s presidential term and the Civil War. You can think of it not just as a series of history of America and its people, but a series of lessons....
by National Commission on Terrorist Attacks
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2011
Nearly three thousand people died in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. In Lower Manhattan, on a field in Pennsylvania, and along the banks of the Potomoc, the United States suffered the single largest loss of life from an enemy attack on its soil.
In November 2002 the United States...
America's Colony
The Political and Cultural Conflict between the United States and Puerto Rico
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2004
The precise legal nature of the relationship between the United States and the people of Puerto Rico was not explicitly determined in 1898 when the Treaty of Paris transferred sovereignty over Puerto Rico from Spain to the United States. Since then, many court cases, beginning in 1901, have been instrumental...
The Life of George Washington
The Life History of the First President of United States
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2018
This eBook edition of George Washington's life has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. George Washington (1732-1799) was an American statesman and soldier who served as the first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797 and was one of...
Walt Disney World Travel Guide (Quick Trips Series)
Sights, Culture, Food, Shopping & Fun
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2016
Enjoy your trip to the United States with the Walt Disney World Travel Guide: Sights, Culture, Food, Shopping & Fun.
The Quick Trips to the United States Series provides key information about the best sights and experiences if you have just a few days to spend...
Empire in Retreat
The Past, Present, and Future of the United States
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2018
A sweeping history of the United States through the lens of empire—and an incisive look forward as the nation retreats from the global stage
A respected authority on international relations and foreign policy, Victor Bulmer†‘Thomas offers a grand survey of the United States as an empire....