The truth about America is revealed in this first of four volumes of the young readers edition of The Untold History of the United States, from Academy Award winning director Oliver Stone and Peter Kuznick, adapted by Susan Campbell Bartoletti. There is history as we kw it. And there is history we should have kwn. Complete with photos, illustrations, and little-kwn documents, this first of four volumes covers crucial moments in American history from the late nineteenth century to the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This is t the kind of history taught in schools or rmally presented on television or in popular movies. This riveting young readers edition challenges prevailing orthodoxies to reveal the dark reality about the rise and fall of the American empire for curious, budding historians who are hungry for the truth. Based on the latest archival findings and recently declassified information, this book will come as a surprise to the vast majority of students and their teachers and that s precisely why this edition is such a crucial counterpoint to today s history textbooks. Adapted by Newbery Hor recipient Susan Campbell Bartoletti from the bestselling book and companion to the documentary The Untold History of the United States by Academy Award winning director Oliver Stone and rewned historian Peter Kuznick, this volume presents young readers with a powerful and provocative look at the past century of American imperialism.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Turtleback Books
ISBN-10
0606378537
ISBN-13
9780606378536
eBay Product ID (ePID)
222258875
Product Key Features
Author
Oliver Stone, Peter Kuznick
Format
Hardback, Library Binding
Language
English
Subject
Young Adult General Interest & Leisure
Type
Textbook
Additional Product Features
Content Note
Illustrations
Date of Publication
10/11/2015
Country of Publication
United States
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