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Handy American History Answer Book eBook

by David L. Hudson
language: english
Publisher: VISIBLE INK PRESS, July of 2015 ‧
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Take a walk through the biggest events, the wars, the economic, political, and social forces, the presidents, and lesser-known personalities as well as the sports, music, and entertainment that created, changed, and built the United States!


From Washington to the microchip, Columbus to modern terrorist threats, the Anasazi to the iPhone, The Handy American History Answer Book traces the development of the nation, including the impact of the Civil War, the discovery of gold in California, the inventions, the political and economic crises, and the technology transforming modern culture today. It answers nearly 900 commonly asked questions and offers fun facts about American, its history, and people, such as:

  • What were the first crops developed by the early Indian cultures?
  • What was the Lost Colony?
  • When did the first Africans arrive in the British colonies of North America?
  • What was the Stamp Act?
  • Did the American colonies have the death penalty?
  • Why did Elbridge Gerry, Edmund Randolph, and George Mason refuse to sign the Constitution?
  • What were the Lincoln-Douglas debates?
  • What Civil War nurse later founded the American Red Cross?
  • Who were the robber barons?
  • Who invented the sport of basketball?
  • How bad was the San Francisco earthquake of 1906?
  • What was the Harlem Renaissance?
  • Who were the "Four Horsemen"?
  • Was the U.S. mainland attacked during World War II?
  • When did the Cold War begin and why?
  • How was Earl Warren crucial to the Brown v. Board of Education decision?
  • What caused the Vietnam War?
  • What was Reaganomics?
  • What impact did the Challenger disaster have on the U.S. space program?
  • What record producer co-founded Def Jam?
  • Who became the first space tourist?

    This fun, fact-filled primer is a captivating, concise, and convenient history of America and Americans. The Handy American History Answer Book also includes a helpful bibliography and an extensive index, adding to its usefulness.

    • Handy American History Answer Book

    by David L. Hudson

    Property Description
    ISBN: 9781578595471
    Publisher: VISIBLE INK PRESS
    Release Date: July of 2015
    Language: English
    Format: eBook
    File Format and Compatibility:
    Collection: The Handy Answer Book Series
    Categories: eBooks in English > History > General History
    eBooks in English > History > History of America
    eBooks in English > Tourist Guides and Maps > North America
    EAN: 9781578595471
    Acessibilidade: Ver características de acessibilidade indicadas pelo editor

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