The Everything American History Book: People, Places, and Events That Shaped Our Nation

by John R. McGeehan

Starting with the first Viking explorations and continuing to the present day, The Everything American History Book, 2nd Edition takes you on a thrilling tour through history. It's packed with facts and vivid details of events that shaped the United States, including: The Everything American History Book, 2nd Edition covers all the major incidents and key players--from the Boston Tea Party to 9/11, and Lewis and Clark to Martin Luther King, Jr. This extraordinary retelling makes learning history fun for the whole family.

336 pages, Paperback

First published May 11, 2007

Reviews

[Sergey · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty basic and high level overview of the American history. Was a bit too dry to my taste, lacked stories, anecdotes and any for of analysis. Many events seemed to have been overly simplified and subjected to the author's interpretation.

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Reading about Civil War

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was a lifesaver. I never enjoyed history classes too much, with all the boring class time, note-taking, and date studying. So I decided to test out of it in college. All I did was read this book and make a timeline of my own and I passed easily. The book has witty writing, great pictures, simple summaries. Awesome.

[Dana * · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice light overview of US Historical events, concentrated on Political events but with a sprinkling of social and economic events as well. Up to 2006.
The short biographies of First Ladies in the index was nice.