A Concise History of the USA by Andrew Sinclair

A Concise History of the USA by Andrew Sinclair

Though America is a new country by the standards of earlier civilisations, its history makes up in breadth, dynamism and sheer flamboyance what it lacks in actual duration; for only a few centuries ago the most powerful single nation in the world was nothing more than a network of trading-posts. In this acclaimed short survey, Andrew Sinclair concentrates on those qualities in the American people that made their country's rapid transition not only possible but inevitable. He combines awareness of real issues with concern for documented fact. Instead of presenting us with a mere catalogue of dates, he traces the origins of the American ideal, the rural-urban conflict, the rise of the two great political parties, and analyses the effect of Puritanism on the national character. He also explains American attitudes in the age of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. Updated and fully revised, this classic guides the reader on a literary journey through America's history, from Columbus to the country's first black President.

Vigorous, lucid and full of memorable portraits and unexpected insightsA fine introduction to an astonishing society in the making. - Jonathan Spence, Yale University It remains the most lucid account of the subject and will attract a new generation of readers who missed it on its first appearance. - Oscar Handlin, Harvard University The merits of Andrew Sinclair's book lie as much in his professional skill as a writer as in his knowledge as a historian. - Daily Telegraph

Andrew Sinclair has studied or taught at Cambridge, Harvard, Stanford and Columbia Universities. He has been a publisher and a film director (his film of Dylan Thomas's Under Milk Wood, starring Peter O'Toole, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton is also a classic) and has written many successful novels. He is the author of a number of historical works including Prohibition: The Era of Excess and The Better Half: The Emancipation of the American Woman as well as Dylan the Bard, a biography of Dylan Thomas, and biographies of Warren G. Harding, Jack London, J. P. Morgan and John Ford.

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ISBN 10	1848683863
Title	A Concise History of the USA
Author	Andrew Sinclair
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Amberley Publishing
Year published	2010-03-15
Number of pages	160
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