A classic in American constitutional history, Max Farrand's famous account of the Federal Convention presents a vivid analysis of the conditions, the convictions, and the men who framed the Constitution of the United States. This basic work clarifies the intentions of the Founding Fathers and sheds light on the many issues of 1787 that are of vital importance today.

The Untold History of the United States is filmmaker Oliver Stone and historian Peter Kuznick's riveting landmark account of the rise and decline of the American empire - the most powerful and dominant nation the world has ever seen. Probing the dark corners of the administrations of 17 presidents, from Woodrow Wilson to Barack Obama, they dare to ask just how far the US has dr...(展开全部)

奥利弗•斯通（Oliver Stone） ★奥斯卡最佳导演、最佳编剧 ★在中国最知名的美国“老愤青” ★第16 届上海国际电影节终身成就奖得主 奥利弗•斯通曾在越战中负伤，对战争带来的危害深有体会，因此他的作品注重对社会的反思。许多人称他为“当代海明威”。其作品多为政治、战争和人性题材，包括“越战三部曲”（《野战排》《生于七月四日》和《天与地》）、《刺杀肯尼迪》、《华尔街》、《天生杀人狂》等。 彼得•库茨尼克（Peter Kuznick） ★美国著名历史学家 ★美国高级核研究中心主任 ★美国历史学家协会杰出讲师 彼得•库茨尼克是一位历史教授，写过关于科学、政治、核能历史以及冷战文化方面的大量作品，包括《超越实验室》等。

A Young People's History of the United States brings to US history the viewpoints of workers, slaves, immigrants, women, Native Americans, and others whose stories, and their impact, are rarely included in books for young people. A Young People's History of the United States is also a companion volume to The People Speak, the film adapted from A People's History of the United S...(展开全部)

Winner of a 2012 Stonewall Book Award in nonfiction A Queer History of the United States is more than a “who’s who” of queer history: it is a book that radically challenges how we understand American history. Drawing upon primary-source documents, literature, and cultural histories, scholar and activist Michael Bronski charts the breadth of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and tr...(展开全部)

詹姆斯·韦斯特·戴维森（James West Davidson）＠美国著名历史学家＠耶鲁大学美国史博士＠美国中学、大学历史教科书编写者，拥有百万学生读者＠其与约翰·鲁格合著的《伟大心灵：拉布拉多半岛探险史》（1988）被美国国家地理学会评选为“史上最伟大的100本探险书”之一。

詹姆斯·韦斯特·戴维森（James West Davidson）＠美国著名历史学家＠耶鲁大学美国史博士＠美国中学、大学历史教科书编写者，拥有百万学生读者＠其与约翰·鲁格合著的《伟大心灵：拉布拉多半岛探险史》（1988）被美国国家地理学会评选为“史上最伟大的100本探险书”之一。

詹姆斯·韦斯特·戴维森（James West Davidson）＠美国著名历史学家＠耶鲁大学美国史博士＠美国中学、大学历史教科书编写者，拥有百万学生读者＠其与约翰·鲁格合著的《伟大心灵：拉布拉多半岛探险史》（1988）被美国国家地理学会评选为“史上最伟大的100本探险书”之一。

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)