Born out of violence and the aspirations of its early settlers, the United States of America has become one of the world's most powerful nations. The book begins in colonial America as the first Europeans arrived, lured by the promise of financial profit, driven by religious piety and accompanied by diseases which would ravage the native populations. It explores the tensions in...(展开全部)

Born out of violence and the aspirations of its early settlers, the United States of America has become one of the world's most powerful nations. The book begins in colonial America as the first Europeans arrived, lured by the promise of financial profit, driven by religious piety and accompanied by diseases which would ravage the native populations. It explores the tensions in...(展开全部)

Born out of violence and the aspirations of its early settlers, the United States of America has become one of the world's most powerful nations. The book begins in colonial America as the first Europeans arrived, lured by the promise of financial profit, driven by religious piety and accompanied by diseases which would ravage the native populations. It explores the tensions in...(展开全部)

Born out of violence and the aspirations of its early settlers, the United States of America has become one of the world's most powerful nations. The book begins in colonial America as the first Europeans arrived, lured by the promise of financial profit, driven by religious piety and accompanied by diseases which would ravage the native populations. It explores the tensions in...(展开全部)

Now fully updated and totally revised, this highly regarded classic remains the most comprehensive study available of America's military history. Dubbed "the preeminent survey of American military history" (Russell F. Weigley, author of "The American Way of War"), "For the Common Defense" has established itself as an essential fixture in the field. In this major revision, autho...(展开全部)

The preeminent historian of the American Revolution explains why it remains the most significant event in our history. More than almost any other nation in the world, the United States began as an idea. For this reason, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Gordon S. Wood believes that the American Revolution is the most important event in our history, bar none. Since American ...(展开全部)

The preeminent historian of the American Revolution explains why it remains the most significant event in our history. More than almost any other nation in the world, the United States began as an idea. For this reason, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Gordon S. Wood believes that the American Revolution is the most important event in our history, bar none. Since American ...(展开全部)

Unabridged, 7 CDs, 8 hours --Read by TBA The preeminent historian of the American Revolution explains why it remains the most significant event in our history.

The preeminent historian of the Founding Era reflects on the birth of American nationhood and explains why the American Revolution remains so essential. For Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Gordon S. Wood, the American Revolution is the most important event in our history, bar none. Since American identity is so fluid, we have had to continually return to our nation’s founding...(展开全部)

沃尔特·拉菲伯美国康奈尔大学玛丽·安德希尔·诺尔讲座的历史学教授，著有《新帝国：1865～1898年美国扩张的解释》（1963）、《美国时代：1750年以来美国的对外政策》、《不可避免的革命：美国与中美国洲》、《巴拿马运河：以正确历史观点看危机》、《美国、苏联与冷战》、《美国在越南：文献史实》等。 里查德·波伦堡美国康奈尔大学戈德温·史密斯讲座的美国史教授，克拉克杰出教学奖的获得者，著有《1936～1939年罗斯福政府的改革政策》、《战争与社会：1941～1945年的美国》、《一个可能分裂的国家：1938年以来美国的阶级、种族和种族关系》等。 南希·沃洛奇美国哥伦比亚大学巴纳德学院历史讲师，著有《妇女与美国经验》、《米勒诉俄勒冈案》，与人合著《永恒的洞察力：美国民族史》，也是《早期美国妇女：1600～1900年的文献史实》的编者。