2,173 books
—
1,590 voters
American History
A study of the history of America.
The date of the start of the history of the United States is a subject of debate among historians. Older textbooks start with the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492 and emphasize the European background, or they start around 1600 and emphasize the American frontier. In recent decades American schools and universities typically have shifted back in time to include more on the colonial period and much more on the prehistory of the Native peoples.
The date of the start of the history of the United States is a subject of debate among historians. Older textbooks start with the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492 and emphasize the European background, or they start around 1600 and emphasize the American frontier. In recent decades American schools and universities typically have shifted back in time to include more on the colonial period and much more on the prehistory of the Native peoples.
Related Genres
Related News
The Great Migration was the movement of six million African Americans out of the South to urban areas in the Northeast, Midwest, and West between...
“
During the Depression of the 1930s everyone suffered, even the rich. It was hard times for all and people helped each other if they could. Americans coming through that together meant something. Now they were being asked to struggle again. But because so many servicemen were killed at Pearl Harbor, Americans had a cause that they all shared – fight the Fascists and keep the threat and the war from coming home. Yet, now the grim reality, the depths of the sacrifices, and the grief of their losses
...more
”
― The Cases Nobody Wanted
― The Cases Nobody Wanted
“
America was never innocent. We popped our cherry on the boat over and looked back with no regrets. You can't ascribe our fall from grace to any single event or set of circumstances. You can't lose what you lacked at conception.
...more
”
―
―
The Susan Woodin Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution
We discuss relevant books …more
8 members,
last active 9 years ago
We are the official group discussion page for Resurgence And Decolonization Book-Crew. We meet i…more
3 members,
last active 4 years ago
A gathering of fans who love pioneer stories, including Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House seri…more
38 members,
last active 5 years ago
Community members book sharing resource. Respectful discourse on books and trust in member integ…more
1 member,
last active one year ago
Tags
Tags contributing to this page include: american-history, hist-usa, history-american, history-us, united-states-history, and us-history
