A Brief History of the United States

by Barnes & Co.

This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.

324 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1871

Reviews

[Nuno Mendes]

This is a cursory and an extremely biased account of the history of North America, as you would expect from a text from the 19th century. It does not hold back from extensively qualifying the indigenous populations as primitive by way of overt moral judgements. At times it is factually wrong, contains inexplicable gaps, and unapologetically conflates history, anecdote and myth. It is interesting, however, as a testament to how Americans viewed their own history circa 1880.

[Robbin Bullard]

Good book! I found it very informative. It was a nice refresher.