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As majestic in its scope as the country it celebrates. [Johnson''s] theme is the men and women, prominent and unknown, whose energy, vision, courage and confidence shaped a great nation. It is a compelling antidote to those who regard the future with pessimism.— Henry A. Kissinger

Paul Johnson''s prize-winning classic, A History of the American People, is an in-depth portrait of the American people covering every aspect of U.S. history—from politics to the arts.

The creation of the United States of America is the greatest of all human adventures, begins Paul Johnson''s remarkable work. No other national story holds such tremendous lessons, for the American people themselves and for the rest of mankind.

In A History of the American People, historian Johnson presents an in-depth portrait of American history from the first colonial settlements to the Clinton administration. This is the story of the m

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      Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
      Publication Date: 17/02/1999
      ISBN13: 9780060930349, 978-0060930349
      ISBN10: 0060930349

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      Book Synopsis

      As majestic in its scope as the country it celebrates. [Johnson''s] theme is the men and women, prominent and unknown, whose energy, vision, courage and confidence shaped a great nation. It is a compelling antidote to those who regard the future with pessimism.— Henry A. Kissinger

      Paul Johnson''s prize-winning classic, A History of the American People, is an in-depth portrait of the American people covering every aspect of U.S. history—from politics to the arts.

      The creation of the United States of America is the greatest of all human adventures, begins Paul Johnson''s remarkable work. No other national story holds such tremendous lessons, for the American people themselves and for the rest of mankind.

      In A History of the American People, historian Johnson presents an in-depth portrait of American history from the first colonial settlements to the Clinton administration. This is the story of the m

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