The Americans : a social history of the United States, 1587-1914 /
by J.C. Furnas.
- 1015 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The big water and the big woods : John Smith's America -- Outlandersland : William Penn's America -- At home abroad : William Byrd II's America -- Thirteen prosper : Benjamin Franklin's America -- The American, this new man : Oliver Evans' America -- Ideas and the almighty dollar : Abraham Lincoln's America -- A chromo civilization : Horatio Alger's America -- The midway age : Mr. Dooley's America.
Builds a sense of the character in an intimate view of American life.
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69016082
GB7020094 bnb
0216300 DNLM 001343137 Uk
United States--Social conditions United States--History