History Nation: A Citizen's Guide to the History of the United States

by David Hanna

HISTORY NATION joins the best aspects of E.H. Gombrich's A Little History of the World with Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States. Multiple-award winning teacher and author, David Hanna, makes sense of our nation's history by connecting past to present, and reminding us of our best and worst moments as teaching tools for the future. This volume's economy of style and surprising details will make it enjoyable for people who enjoy reading history, as well as those who usually don't. There's a little bit of something for everyone in this "guide" to our common past.

"David Hanna has created a useful, richly layered resource that enlightens readers on the history of the USA... The book is a bountiful supply of information that reflects the author's attention to detail and his meticulous efforts in crafting it.

Hanna doesn't waste words but gets his information across skillfully. Since it covers various historical themes and topics in a concise and straightforward manner, the time-constrained reader will appreciate that they can receive great value from it in their spare time... a reminder to never stop learning."-San Francisco Book Review

Genres: History, Nonfiction

359 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 11, 2024

About the author

I am an author based in New York and Morris County, New Jersey. I grew up in the Pemaquid region of Maine.

Reviews

[Brown67 · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read Hanna's book on the naval war in 1812-1815 some years ago, and I really enjoyed it so when I saw this new one on U.S. history, I bought it. You can tell right away that Hanna has been teaching this material for a long time, and that he loves it, and has thought a lot about it. History Nation is different than his War of 1812 book. But it's equally as good, or maybe even better. Highly recommend for people who like reading history, like me, but also for people who don't usually like reading about history. I also recommend the paperback format because it isn't cumbersome to carry around, and the font and spacing is large enough that someone my age doesn't have to strain their eyes to read it.