1001 Events That Made America

1001 Events That Made America
by Alan Axelrod

Engrossing, fast-paced and fact-filled, this sweeping look at the issues, people and events that sculpted our nation begins 40,000 year ago, when the first Asians crossed the Bering Strait land bridge, and marches right up to the devastation and turmoil caused by last year's Hurricane Katrina. In between are 999 other milestones that reveal how our ideals have evolved through the years and what it means to be an American.

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