Using a thematic approach; this concise survey explores the many and varied threads of American history-social; intellectual; cultural; political; diplomatic; economic; and military-from the arrival of the first native American inhabitants thousand of years ago throught the crisis following the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington on September 11; 2001. Irwin Unger; a Pulitzer Prize winning author; wrote this book after discovering from his own experiences teaching American History at the University of California at Davis and at NYU; that a thematic approach was much more interesting to students than a purely descriptive one.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. It arrived promptly and in excellent condition. The book exposed me to the developments ...By daDAReally enjoying this book; about the development of agriculture; city-states and states. It arrived promptly and in excellent condition.The book exposed me to the developments in Central America; South America; and the Far East that I had not been familiar with.It also contains great resources regarding Mesopotamia; the Levant and Anatolia areas that I did have some familiarity. I'd recommend this book to anyone interested in early history of societies in various areas of the world.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Very interesting but not always straight forward. Uses vague ...By taylor o'donnellVery interesting but not always straight forward. Uses vague terms that make it difficult to distinguish differences between two or more civilizations.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. but I loved this bookBy J FI know this is a text book; but I loved this book. It was a great read with interesting information.
