America: The Last Best Hope: Grades 6-12, 1492-1914 - Hardcover

Bennett, William J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0547430078 ISBN 13: 9780547430072

Publisher: Holt McDougal, 2009

Synopsis

In this sweeping tale of human initiative, struggle and victory, William Bennett, one of America s most respected authorities on cultural, political, and education issues, captures what is unique about America. With riveting stories about presidents, senators, first ladies, and inventors, this is no ordinary textbook. From tales about a presidential pardon for over two hundred Sioux warriors to an ex-president s race to complete his best-selling memoirs, Bennett doesn t just report history, he puts readers right in the middle of the action. Do you know who quelled a coup d etat by putting on a pair of reading glasses? How about the famous inventor who was called to help find the assassin s bullet in President Garfield s back? This is our history told through the compelling narratives which relate the facts through people and places. Volume I covers the period from the discovery of the New World to the eve of America s involvement in World War I. Author: William J. Bennett Format: Hardc

About this edition

• Publisher: Holt McDougal
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0547430078
• ISBN 13: 9780547430072
• Binding: Hardcover