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A Concise History of the United States of America
- Narrated by: Robert G. Slade
- Length: 18 hrs and 20 mins
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Summary
Born out of violence and the aspirations of its early settlers, the United States of America has become one of the world's most powerful nations. This audiobook begins in colonial America as the first Europeans arrived, lured by the promise of financial profit, driven by religious piety, and accompanied by diseases that would ravage the native populations. It explores the tensions inherent in a country built on slave labor in the name of liberty, one forced to assert its unity and reassess its ideals in the face of secession and civil war and one that struggled to establish moral supremacy, military security, and economic stability during the financial crisis and global conflicts of the 20th century.
Woven through this richly crafted study of America's shifting social and political landscapes are the multiple perspectives of the nation's history: slaves and slave owners, revolutionaries and reformers, soldiers and statesmen, immigrants and refugees. Each of these help define the United States at the dawn of a new century.
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-01-22
scholarly overview of the "United" States
I wanted to have some understanding of the USA's journey to its current situation, which this book achieved for me. It showed that the USA is, in my opinion, not united nor ever has been nor ever will be. Grant writes clearly and concisely, as she says; inevitably being unable to microscoply examine all of its past but demonstrates the social schisms and conflicts it has always faced.
it was well read, to boot.
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