leaders, visionaries, and icons who shaped our nation Kostyal, K. M. 1951- creator Thompson, John M. (John Milliken) 1959- coaut. Gray, William R. 1946- coaut. National Geographic Society (U.S.) text dcu Washington, D.C National Geographic 2017 monographic eng

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367 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 29 cm. This beautiful family reference from National Geographic tells the story of America through its presidents, revolutionaries, visionaries, inventors, entertainers and even its most notorious villains. The old world in the new 1492-1760 / K.M. Kostyal -- Forging a new nation 1761-1824 / K.M. Kostyal -- Young America: ambitious & ambivalent 1825-1860 / K.M. Kostyal -- The terrible swift sword 1861-1876 / K.M. Kostyal -- A post/Civil War golden age 1877-1918 / John M. Thompson -- The rebirth of America 1919-1945 / John M. Thompson -- Leader of the free world 1946-1979 / John M. Thompson -- Into a new millennium 1980-present / William R. Gray. [K.M. Kostyal, John M. Thompson, William R. Gray]. Includes bibliographical references (pages 354-355) and index. n-us--- United States Biography Encyclopedias Estados Unidos Biografía Enciclopedias United States History Encyclopedias Estados Unidos Historia Enciclopedias R E 174 K86w 2017 920.073 9781426218347 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9781426219047 (deluxe : alk. paper) DLC 170324 20230805181428.0 spa