America's beginnings
Subtitle: the dramatic events that shaped a nation's character
By: Tony Williams
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers; in association with The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Lanham, Md; Williamsburg, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 197
ISBN-13: 9781442204874; 9781442204898
Subjects: History
Description: At a time when surveys reveal that Americans know less and less about our past, Tony Williams provides entertaining and informative descriptions of 50 key events-some known and some forgotten- that shaped colonial and revolutionary America, from the Mayflower Compact to the Annapolis Convention.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-187) and index.