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Synopsis
Though America is a new country by the standards of earlier civilizations, its history makes up in breadth, dynamism and flamboyance what it lacks in actual duration; only a few centuries ago, the most powerful nation in the world was nothing more than a network of trading posts. In this short survey, the author concentrates on those qualities in the American people that made their country's rapid transition not only possible but inevitable. Andrew Sinclair combines an awareness of real issues with concern for documented fact: instead of presenting a catalogue of dates, he traces the origins of the American ideal, the rural-urban conflict, the rise of the two main political parties, and analyzes the effect of Puritanism on the national character. He also explains current American attitudes in the age of Bill Clinton. Updated and revised, the book guides the reader on a literary and visual journey through America's history from Columbus to Clinton.
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Andrew Sinclair is a writer, novelist, filmmaker, and publisher. He has taught at Harvard and has also taught American History at the University of London. He won the Cannes Film festival award for his direction of "Under MIlkwood" (1972--Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor) and is the author of numerous books including "Che Guevara (Sutton, 1998) and The Better Half: The Emancipation of the American Woman. He has been a contributor to Atlantic, Harper's, The New York Times, The New Statesman, Granta, Texas Quarterly, and other periodicals and newspapers.
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"Vigorous, lucid, and full of remarkable portraits and unexpected insights. A fine introduction to anastonishing society in the making." -- Jonathan Spence, Yale University
[This book] 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
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- PublisherUngar Pub Co
- Publication date1985
- ISBN 10 0930621255
- ISBN 13 9780930621254
- BindingPaperback
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