I Wish I'd Been There: Twenty Historians Bring to Life the Dramatic Events That Changed America (Vintage)

I Wish I'd Been There Brings Together Twenty Of Our Most Distinguished Historians' Responses To The Question What Scene Or Incident In American History Would You Most Liked To Have Witnessed--and Why? The Answers Illuminate Crucial Moments In Our Past And Give Readers A Front-row Seat At Some Of American History's Most Dramatic Events. The Salem Witch Trials, The Raid On Harper's Ferry, The Assassination Of Abraham Lincoln, The Voting Rights March On Selma, The Beginnings Of The Vietnam War--all Of These And More Are Vividly Recreated Here By A Stellar List Of Contributors, Including Mary Beth Norton, Joseph Ellis, Carol Berkin, Geoffrey Ward, Robert Dallek, Jay Winik, Robert Cowley, Carolyn Gilman, And William Leuchtenburg, Among Other Luminaries Of The Profession. With Imagination, Insight, And Vivid Detail, I Wish I'd Been There Is An Engaging Tour Through Key Events In American History.--publisher's Website. In A Study That Looks At Key Moments In American History, A Collection Of Essays By Leading Historians Brings To Life Such Important Events As The Salem Witch Trials, The Lewis And Clark Expedition, And The Assassination Of Abraham Lincoln. A Day In Cahokia, Ad 1030 / Biloine W. Young -- The Salem Witchcraft Trials / Mary Beth Norton -- George Washington And The Newburgh Conspiracy / Carol Berkin -- The Mcgillivray Moment / Joseph J. Ellis -- Meriwether Lewis On The Divide / Carolyn Gilman -- The Corrupt Bargain / Robert V. Remini -- The Amistad Trial / Paul C. Nagel -- James K. Polk And The 1844 Election / Robert W. Johannsen -- Jenny Lind's American Debut, 1850 / Philip B. Kunhardt Iii -- With John Brown At Harpers Ferry / Thomas Fleming -- The Day Lincoln Was Shot / Jay Winik -- Chief Joseph Surrenders / Mark Stevens -- La Follette Speaks Against The War, 1917 / Bernard Weisberger -- The Road To Butgnéville, November 11, 1918 / Robert Cowley -- Trying John Scopes / Jonathan Rabb -- Lost-found Nation : The Last Meeting Between Elijah Muhammad And W.d. Fard / Kevin Baker -- The Sick Man In The White House / Geoffrey C. Ward -- Jfk And Rfk Meet About Vietnam / Robert Dallek -- Memory, History, And The March On Washington / Clayborne Carson -- Lyndon Johnson Confronts George Wallace / William E. Leuchtenburg. Edited By Byron Hollinshead. Includes Bibliographical References. Biloine W. Young Biloine W. Young -- Mary Beth Norton Biloine W. Young -- Mary Beth Norton -- Carol Berkin Biloine W. Young -- Mary Beth Norton -- Carol Berkin -- Joseph J. Ellis Biloine W. Young -- Mary Beth Norton -- Carol Berkin -- Joseph J. Ellis -- Carolyn Gilman Biloine W. 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Young -- Mary Beth Norton -- Carol Berkin -- Joseph J. Ellis -- Carolyn Gilman -- Robert V. Remini -- Paul C. Nagel -- Robert W. Johannsen -- Philip B. Kunhardt III -- Thomas Fleming -- Jay Winik -- Mark Stevens Biloine W. Young -- Mary Beth Norton -- Carol Berkin -- Joseph J. Ellis -- Carolyn Gilman -- Robert V. Remini -- Paul C. Nagel -- Robert W. Johannsen -- Philip B. Kunhardt III -- Thomas Fleming -- Jay Winik -- Mark Stevens -- Bernard Weisberger Biloine W. Young -- Mary Beth Norton -- Carol Berkin -- Joseph J. Ellis -- Carolyn Gilman -- Robert V. Remini -- Paul C. Nagel -- Robert W. Johannsen -- Philip B. Kunhardt III -- Thomas Fleming -- Jay Winik -- Mark Stevens -- Bernard Weisberger -- Robert Cowley Biloine W. Young -- Mary Beth Norton -- Carol Berkin -- Joseph J. Ellis -- Carolyn Gilman -- Robert V. Remini -- Paul C. Nagel -- Robert W. Johannsen -- Philip B. Kunhardt III -- Thomas Fleming -- Jay Winik -- Mark Stevens -- Bernard Weisberger -- Robert Cowley -- Jonathan Rabb Biloine W. Young -- Mary Beth Norton -- Carol Berkin -- Joseph J. Ellis -- Carolyn Gilman -- Robert V. Remini -- Paul C. Nagel -- Robert W. Johannsen -- Philip B. Kunhardt III -- Thomas Fleming -- Jay Winik -- Mark Stevens -- Bernard Weisberger -- Robert Cowley -- Jonathan Rabb -- Kevin Baker Biloine W. Young -- Mary Beth Norton -- Carol Berkin -- Joseph J. Ellis -- Carolyn Gilman -- Robert V. Remini -- Paul C. Nagel -- Robert W. Johannsen -- Philip B. Kunhardt III -- Thomas Fleming -- Jay Winik -- Mark Stevens -- Bernard Weisberger -- Robert Cowley -- Jonathan Rabb -- Kevin Baker -- Geoffrey C. Ward Biloine W. Young -- Mary Beth Norton -- Carol Berkin -- Joseph J. Ellis -- Carolyn Gilman -- Robert V. Remini -- Paul C. Nagel -- Robert W. Johannsen -- Philip B. Kunhardt III -- Thomas Fleming -- Jay Winik -- Mark Stevens -- Bernard Weisberger -- Robert Cowley -- Jonathan Rabb -- Kevin Baker -- Geoffrey C. Ward -- Robert Dallek Biloine W. Young -- Mary Beth Norton -- Carol Berkin -- Joseph J. Ellis -- Carolyn Gilman -- Robert V. Remini -- Paul C. Nagel -- Robert W. Johannsen -- Philip B. Kunhardt III -- Thomas Fleming -- Jay Winik -- Mark Stevens -- Bernard Weisberger -- Robert Cowley -- Jonathan Rabb -- Kevin Baker -- Geoffrey C. Ward -- Robert Dallek -- Clayborne Carson Biloine W. Young-- Mary Beth Norton-- Carol Berkin-- Joseph J. Ellis-- Carolyn Gilman-- Robert V. Remini-- Paul C. Nagel-- Robert W. Johannsen-- Philip B. Kunhardt III-- Thomas Fleming-- Jay Winik-- Mark Stevens-- Bernard Weisberger-- Robert Cowley-- Jonathan Rabb-- Kevin Baker-- Geoffrey C. Ward-- Robert Dallek-- Clayborne Carson-- William E. Leuchtenburg. Twenty distinguished American historians vividly reimagine twenty events of great drama and significance in our countrys past. What is the scene or incident in American history that you would like to have witnessedand why? This is the thought-provoking question that editor Byron Hollinshead posed to twenty of our finest interpreters of American history with the invitation to write a personal essay answering it. The result is I Wish Id Been There , a book that trains a lens on crucial moments of our past and brings them to vivid life. With these peerless scholars as their guides, readers will be transported to the Salem witch trials, the Lewis and Clark expedition, the raid on Harpers Ferry, the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the Scopes monkey trial, the beginnings of the Vietnam War, the voting rights march to Selma, and other turning points of our national drama. Contributors include Mary Beth Norton, Joseph Ellis, Jay Winik, Carol Berkin, Kevin Baker, Robert Cowley, Carolyn Gilman, Geoffrey Ward, Robert Dallek, and William Leuchtenburg, among other luminaries of the historical profession. I Wish Id Been There is a marvelous concept, wonderfully and imaginatively executed. The result is an American pageant of character and event that will attract and delight readers of history. Twenty distinguished American historians vividly reimagine 20 events of great drama and significance in America's past. Contributors include Mary Beth Norton, Joseph Ellis, Jay Winik, Carol Berkin, Kevin Baker, Robert Cowley, Carolyn Gilman, Geoffrey Ward, Robert Dallek, and William Leuchtenburg