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New York: Smithmark Publishers Inc., 1991. BOOK: Corners, Spine, Boards Bumped; Boards Cracked; Moderate Shelf Rub to Boards; Edges Lightly Soiled. DUST JACKET: Repaired; Lightly Creas… Mehr…

New York: Smithmark Publishers Inc., 1991. BOOK: Corners, Spine, Boards Bumped; Boards Cracked; Moderate Shelf Rub to Boards; Edges Lightly Soiled. DUST JACKET: Repaired; Lightly Creased; Moderately Chipped; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. WITH A FOREWORD BY: Walter Cronkite. CONTRIBUTORS: Lynda F. Zamponi (chronologies); Kay Garcia (Columbus to Independence). CONTENTS: Foreword by Walter Cronkite; Columbus to Independence by Kay Garcia; The New World: America 1492-1607; The Growth of English Settlements in North America (1607-1689); Growth of the European Colonial Powers (1689-1773); Strains on Britain's Empire; 1770s (Independence, The Revolutionary War); 1780s (The Constitution, President Washington); 1790s (President Adams); 1800s (Louisiana Purchase, Lewis and Clark); 1810s (War with Britain, President Monroe); 1820s (Missouri Compromise, Monroe Doctrine); 1830s (The Age of Jackson, The Alamo, Trail of Tears); 1840s (Mexican War, Gold Rush); 1850s (California Statehood, "Bleeding Kansas", John Brown); 1860s (Civil War, Death of Lincoln, Reconstruction); 1870s (President Grant, "Wild West", Ku Klux Klan); 1880s (The Gilded Age, Death of Garfield); 1890s (Populism, Spanish War); 1900s (San Francisco 'quake, Theodore Roosevelt, Progressivism, Trustbusting); 1910s (Mexican Revolution, First World War); 1920s (Prohibition, Gangsterism, Jazz, Wall Street Crash); 1930s (The Great Depression, The New Deal, The Dust Bowl); 1940s (Second World War, Atomic Bomb, Truman Doctrine); 1950s (Korean War, President Eisenhower, McCarthyism); 1960s (Death of Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Space Race); 1970s (End of Vietnam War, Watergate, President Carter); 1980s (President Reagan, Iran-Contra Scandal, AIDS, End of Cold War); 1990s (War in the Gulf). SYNOPSIS: In 1492 Christopher Columbus's discovery of the New World put America firmly on the map of history. The 500 years since have seen the country rise from an uncharted wilderness to become one of the most powerful nations on earth and a bastion of world democracy. The U.S.A.: A Chronicle in Pictures tells the story of those years with 800 engravings, paintings, and photographs, accompanied by an authoritative and illuminating text. A forty-page introductory section describes how the New World was discovered, charts the plight of the native Indians, and recalls the remarkable strength and determination of the early settlers, who battled first the harsh elements and then European colonialism to create an independent nation in 1776. From the momentous Declaration of Independence to the present day, The U.S.A.: A Chronicle in Pictures looks at the landmarks in the nation's history decade by decade, covering all the most important personalities and historical and cultural events - George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, FDR; the Civil War; the Depression years; America's involvement in two world wars, Korea, and Vietnam; the Jazz Age; Hollywood; rock music; and baseball. Each decade begins with a short introduction to its major political and social developments and goes on to illustrate in pictures and captions the main events of those ten years. Special features highlight significant events and important aspects of American life. Detailed chronologies run throughout each decade providing comprehensive information not only on political events, but also on achievements in the arts, sciences, sports, and daily life. Information is simple to find using an easy-reference index which enables the reader to find out about individual events without needing to know the year in which they took place. Whether read through from cover to cover, or dipped into for facts on specific events, The U.S.A.: A Chronicle in Pictures paints a fascinating and informative picture of the growth of the world's greatest nation. After studying English at Cambridge University, Neil Wenborn worked at the Bodleian Library in Oxford before pursuing a career in publishing. He has traveled extensively in the U.S.A. and is now a full-time writer and the author of.... First Edition 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall., Smithmark Publishers Inc., 1991, 2.5, Hambledon Continuum, 2006. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Book Black cloth. Silver spine titles . Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 604 pages. Item Type: Book. Clean and bright pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips or other damage, but with some minor edge wear. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Previous owner's inscription in ink. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Military & Warfare; ; . ISBN: 1852854170. ISBN/EAN: 9781852854171. Please contact H4o Books if you require images or further information. Inventory No: 023664. . 9781852854171, Hambledon Continuum, 2006, 3<