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Donated by Ross Mackenzie |
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Includes index. |
Contents |
The Founding Fathers -- The Battle of New Orleans -- The Indian country -- The transcontinental railroad -- Grant and reconstruction -- Theodore Roosevelt and the beginning of the American century -- Democracy, Eisenhower, and the war in Europe -- The war in the Pacific -- The legacy of World War II -- Vietnam -- Writing in and about America -- War stories: Crazy Horse and Custer and Pegasus Bridge -- Writing about Nixon -- Writing about men in action, 1992-2001 -- The National D-Day Museum -- American racism -- Women's rights and immigration -- The United States and nation building -- Nothing like it in the world. |
Summary |
The popular historian shares his views of his own life and on the history of America, in a series of reflections on the Founding Fathers, Native Americans, Theodore Roosevelt, World War II, civil rights, Vietnam, and the writing of history. |
Local Note |
Donated by Ross Mackenzie |
Local Subj. |
Ross Mackenzie Collection
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Subject |
United States -- History.
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United States -- Biography.
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United States -- Historiography.
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Ambrose, Stephen E.
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Historians -- United States -- Biography.
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Biographies. |
Standard # |
0743202759 |
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9780743202756 |
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