Les grandes dates de l'histoire américaine (HU) (French Edition)

"Dix-huit dates-chapitres qui ont fait l'histoire américaine. Pour chacune de ces dates : un exposé principal en anglais, un éclairage complémentaire en français, des rubriques d'accompagnement (keywords, figures, people, places), des cartes et des illustrations, un index et des tableaux récapitulatifs."--Page 4 de la couverture Table of contents 6 Avant-propos 5 The Mayflower: December 16, 1620 9 The Stamp Act: March 22, 1765 21 The Declaration of Independence: July 4, 1776 33 The Constitution of the United States: September 17, 1787 45 The Louisiana Purchase: May 2, 1803 57 Andrew Jackson President: March 4, 1829 69 The Gold Rush: January 24, 1848 81 Abraham Lincoln Assassinated: April 14, 1865 93 The Pacific Railroad: May 10, 1869 105 The Sherman Antitrust Act: July 2, 1890 117 Theodore Roosevelt President: September 15, 1901 129 The Great Crash: October 24, 1929 141 Hiroshima: August 6, 1945 153 The Cuban Missile Crisis: October 22–28, 1962 165 Richard Nixon Resigns: August 8, 1974 175 Victory in The Gulf: February 27, 1991 187 A day of infamy: September 11, 2001 199 A Black President in the White House: January 20, 2009 213 Appendixes 230 Map of the United States Today 230 Presidents and Vice-Presidents of the United States 232 States of the Union 232 Index 234 List of Maps 242