This superb one-volume history-from early British colonization to the fall of President Nixon-captures all the vivid personalities and events as well as the broad sweep of America's triumphant progress. This book is available and ready to be shipped. He provides a masterly synthesis of all the latest research illustrating Americas rapid growth from humble beginnings to global dominance. Library stamps etc only on endpapers, half-title page and covered with contact plastic film. Brogan explores the period leading to Independence from both the American and the British points of view, touching on permanent features of the American character - both the good and the bad. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. He provides a masterly synthesis of all the latest research illustrating America's rapid growth from humble beginnings to global dominance. He has several published works, the most recent of which is 'Signalling from Mars: Selected Letters of Arthur Ransome' (1997).Penguin Books, London, 1990. Brogan explores the period leading to Independence from both the American and the British points of view, touching on permanent features of 'the American character' - both the good and the bad. He was a Fellow of St John's College, Cambridge from 1963 to 1974 and thereafter, until his retirement in 1998, taught at the University of Essex. He worked on the Economist for two years before his first visit to the United States as a Harkness Fellow in 1962. About the Author: Hugh Brogan was educated at Repton School and Cambridge.
Brogan explores the period leading to Independence from both the American and the British points of view, touching on permanent features of 'the American character' - both the good and the bad. In a broad sweep of America's triumphant progress.
This new edition of Brogan's superb one-volume history - from early British colonisation to the Reagan years - captures an array of dynamic personalities and events.
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