The Shaping of America: A Geographical Perspective on 500 Years of History, Volume 3
Subtitle: Transcontinental America, 1850-1915
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: April 1, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 480
ISBN-13: 9780300082906
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; Historical geography; 20th century; c 1800 to c 1900; History; History - U.S.; History: American; USA; Human Geography; United States - 19th Century/Old West; History / General; Geography; United States - 19th Century; United States - 20th Century
First sentence: Quite suddenly, at midcentury, the United States assumed a new position and prominence on the world map.