The History of the United States of America. The Fateful Events of a Country That Has Evolved from Disparate Colonies to a Global Superpower

The authors of the book, authoritative American scholars — professor of history, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner A. Nevins and professor of American studies G. Commager — dedicated their work to the boldest global experiment ever undertaken in the fields of merging peoples, social equality, economic opportunity, and political democracy. The emergence of colonies in the New World, revolution and confederation, the growth of national unity, internal societal struggles, and the fratricidal Civil War, the birth and rise of large entrepreneurship, the transformation of the U.S. into a global power, participation in two world wars, and overcoming post-war challenges…

By analyzing these and many other events in the country's history, painting detailed portraits of national heroes and prominent political figures, the authors provide an opportunity to better understand the paths that have shaped a great power.