American future : a history from the founding fathers to barack obama / Simon Schama.
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TextPublisher: [S.l.] : Vintage Books USA, 2010Description: 416 p. ; 20 cmISBN: 0099520397 (paperback); 9780099520399 (paperback)Online resources: Amazon.com Summary: The American Future traces the history of a country whose most enduring trait is its capacity for self-renewal, especially at times of disaster. Examining issues of power, race and immigration, religious fervour and prosperity, this masterful portrait of the world's most controversial superpower looks backwards and forwards to understand why now, more than ever, the fate of America, and by extension the rest of the world, is hanging in the balance.
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| 973 JEN 2012 A history of the United States / | 973 LEV 2005 America since 1945 : | 973 MOR 2004 America : | 973 SCH 2010 American future : | 973 SPI 2005 The United States, 1763-2001 / | 973.099 UFD 2006 Second acts : | 973.2 COL 2003 The colonial period, 1607-1750 / |
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The American Future traces the history of a country whose most enduring trait is its capacity for self-renewal, especially at times of disaster. Examining issues of power, race and immigration, religious fervour and prosperity, this masterful portrait of the world's most controversial superpower looks backwards and forwards to understand why now, more than ever, the fate of America, and by extension the rest of the world, is hanging in the balance.
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