Who's who in American history
Subtitle: leaders, visionaries, and icons who shaped our nation
By: K.M. Kostyal, John M. Thompson, William R. Gray
Contributors: Thompson, John M. (John Milliken), 1959- author; Gray, William R., 1946- author; National Geographic Society (U.S.)
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 367
ISBN-13: 9781426218347; 9781426219047
Subjects: Biography; Encyclopedias; History
Description: This beautiful family reference from National Geographic tells the story of America through its presidents, revolutionaries, visionaries, inventors, entertainers and even its most notorious villains.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The old world in the new 1492-1760 / K.M. Kostyal; title: Forging a new nation 1761-1824 / K.M. Kostyal; title: Young America: ambitious & ambivalent 1825-1860 / K.M. Kostyal; title: The terrible swift sword 1861-1876 / K.M. Kostyal; title: A post/Civil War golden age 1877-1918 / John M. Thompson; title: The rebirth of America 1919-1945 / John M. Thompson; title: Leader of the free world 1946-1979 / John M. Thompson; title: Into a new millennium 1980-present / William R. Gray.