To America: Personal Reflections of an Historian

Ambrose, Stephen E.

ISBN 10 : 0743529219 ISBN 13 : 9780743529211

Editeur : Simon & Schuster Audioworks, 2002

Synopsis

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Présentation de l'éditeur

When Stephen Ambrose became intersted in American history at age 18, there was much that America had done that made him proud, but there were some things he condemned as well, for instance slavery, the treatment of Native Americans, racist Southern politicians, the Robber Barons of the transcontinental railroad, the use of the atomic bomb. All through his undergraduate and graduate years from 1953-1960, Ambrose learned such ideas from his professors and believed and then taught them himself when he became a teacher of history in 1960.
But after reasearching and writing about the Civil War in graduate school, Eisenhower in the 60s, Crazy Horse and Custer, Lewis and Clark, Nixon, the transcontinental railroad, and World War II over the next three decades, Ambrose's views on American history changed. In his new book the renowned historian celebrates America's spirit and confronts its failures and struggles. As always in his much acclaimed work, Ambrose brings alive the men and women, famous and not, who have peopled history and made the United States the superpower it is now.

Revue de presse

Ken Burns Stephen Ambrose is that rare breed: an historian with true passion for his subjects.

Chicago Sun-Times An exciting classroom lecture by a well-beloved teacher.

The Knoxville News-Sentinel An excellent read...a must for history fans....To America is a love letter to the nation.

Jeff Guinn Fort Worth Star-Telegram Stunning....Stephen Ambrose should be assigned a special, honored place among modern historians....All of us who write or read history are in his debt.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Simon & Schuster Audioworks
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0743529219
• ISBN 13: 9780743529211
• Reliure: Cassette
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible