An Illustrated History of the United States of America (Background Books)

Lоngman, 1990, 2004. — 144 c. Книга по лингвострановедению США (история). A fascinating history of the USA from the time of the Amerindians to the culturally diverse but united country of today. A New World. The first Americans. Explorers from Europe. Virginian beginnings. Puritan New England. Colonial life in America. The roots of revolution. Fighting for independence. A New Nation. Forming the new nation. Years of growth. West to the Pacific. North and South. The Civil War. Reconstruction. Years of Growth. Miners, railroads and cattlemen. Farming the Great Plains. The Amerindians’ last stand. Inventors and industries. The Golden Door. Reformers and progressives. An American empire. Twentieth Century Americans. A war and a peace. The Roaring Twenties. Crash and depression. Roosevelt’s New Deal. The Arsenal of Democracy. Prosperity and problems. Black Americans. Superpower. Cold War and Korea. A balance o f terror. The Vietnam years. America’s back yard. An end to Cold War? The American Century. Early discovery and exploration - Fighting for independence - Civil War -Gettysburg Address - Expansion through the west - Railways, cattlemen and miners - Inventors and industries - Thomas Edison - Henry Ford - America in the twentieth century - The Great Depression - Roosevelt and the New Deal - Watergate Affair - Black America - Cold War - Korea - Berlin Wall - Cuban Crisis - Dispute in Vietnam - American indians - Ellis ISland - Immigration - Reformers and progressives - Melting pot - Working conditions - Robber barons - Andrew Carnegie - J.D. Rockefeller - Henry Ford - The melting pot - Little Italy This is a companion volume to "An Illustrated History of Britain". It traces the history of the USA from the time of the Amerindians, through to the arrival of the Europeans, to the present day. Topics covered include colonial life, the Civil War and the American involvement in Vietnam. Each chapter consists of two or three double page spreads with inset material highlighting some of the characters or events mentioned in the main text.