American History: A Very Short Introduction
Aug 2012 · Oxford University Press
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This volume in Oxford's A Very Short Introduction series offers a concise, readable narrative of the vast span of American history, from the earliest human migrations to the early twenty-first century when the United States loomed as a global power and comprised a complex multi-cultural society of more than 300 million people. The narrative is organized around major interpretive themes, with facts and dates introduced as needed to illustrate these themes. The emphasis throughout is on clarity and accessibility to the interested non-specialist.
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Oleg Zaboronski
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March 26, 2017
Too much emphasis on social justice at the expense of the remarkable achievements this however imperfect country gave to the world. For instance, the Apollo programme is not even mentioned. Factually questionable: current estimates of the total WW2 death toll is 50-80 million not 37 as stated in the book. Perhaps personal biases and uneven coverage is inevitable for a book this short, but personally I didn't like it.
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About the author
Paul S. Boyer was Merle Curti Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A leading authority on American history, his writings span the social origins of the Salem witchcraft outbreak to the cultural impact of the atomic bomb and the political implications of Bible prophecy belief in contemporary America. A history textbook author and editor of reference works, including The Oxford Companion to United States History, he published in many general-interest periodicals. He also appeared on PBS, BBC, the History Channel, and the Discovery Channel, and lectured at some 100 colleges and universities in the United States, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Scandinavia, and Switzerland.
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