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Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Date
- 2021-06-01
- Pages
- 688
- ISBN
- 1586422537
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Steerforth Press
ISBN-10
1586422537
ISBN-13
9781586422530
eBay Product ID (ePID)
28050383538
Product Key Features
Book Title
True History of the United States : Indigenous Genocide, Racialized Slavery, Hyper-Capitalism, Militarist Imperialism and Other Overlooked Aspects of American Exceptionalism
Number of Pages
688 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2021
Topic
Civics & Citizenship, Essays, United States / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science, History
Book Series
Truth to Power Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
2.1 in
Item Weight
24.8 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2021-286621
TitleLeading
A
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"An engaging warts-and-all history of the U.S. meant to better educate those who fight for it...Strongly written and thought-provoking--a must read for nonhistorians seeking a firm grasp of accurate American history." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Eye-opening and thought-provoking . . . for anyone wanting a solid and more complete understanding of our shared history, this is a great book to have." -- Lily Bartels of The Open Door Bookstore on Northeast Public Radio, "An engaging warts-and-all history of the U.S. meant to better educate those who fight for it...Strongly written and thought-provoking--a must read for nonhistorians seeking a firm grasp of accurate American history." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review), "An engaging warts-and-all history of the U.S. meant to better educate those who fight for it...Strongly written and thought-provoking--a must read for nonhistorians seeking a firm grasp of accurate American history." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Sjursen's analysis compels the reader to think critically, in order to move beyond the half-truths that keep us from collectively solving America's most persistent and damaging inequities." -- Seattle Book Review "Eye-opening and thought-provoking . . . for anyone wanting a solid and more complete understanding of our shared history, this is a great book to have." -- Lily Bartels of The Open Door Bookstore on Northeast Public Radio
Dewey Decimal
973
Table Of Content
Preface 1. Original Sin -- American Slavery, American Freedom 2. Roots in Religious Zealotry 3. Whose Empire? 4. Patriots or Insurgents? 5. Independence and Civil War (Part One) 6. Whose Revolution? (Part Two) 7. Flowering or Excess of Democracy 8. Counter-Revolution of 1787? -- New Constitution, New Nation 9. George Washington's Turbulent Administration 10. Liberty Versus Order 11. The Jeffersonian Enigma 12. The Forgotten and Peculiar War of 1812 13. Birth of an Era of Revolutions 14. Andrew Jackson's White Male World and the Start of Modern Politics 15. The Fraudulent Mexican-American War 16. A Broken Union 17. The Second American Civil War -- The Slow, Perilous Shift to Emancipation 18. Reconstruction, a Failed Experiment? 19. Lies We Tell Ourselves About the Old West 20. Wealth and Squalor in the Progressive Era 21. The Tragic Dawn of Overseas Imperialism 22. A Savage War to End All Wars, and a Failed Peace 23. The Decade That Roared and Wept 24. FDR and His Deal for a Desperate Time 25. From Isolationism to a Second World Conflagration 26. Just How Good Was the "Good War"? 27. A Cruel, Costly, and Anxious Cold War 28. JFK's Cold War Chains 29. Vietnam, an American Tragedy 30. Civil Rights, a Dream Deferred 31. Nixon's Dark Legacy 32. Carter's Cage of Crisis 33. The Reagan Revolution 34. Bush the Elder -- Struggling in Reagan's Shadow 35. Bill Clinton, the New Democrat 36. Bush II and the Birth of Forever War 37. The Obama Disappointment Epilogue: A Once, Always, and Future Empire
Synopsis
"Thought-provoking--a must read for [everyone] seeking a firm grasp of accurate American history." --Kirkus (starred review) Brilliant, readable, and raw . Maj. (ret.) Danny Sjursen, who served combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and later taught history at West Point, delivers a true epic and the perfect companion to Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States . Sjursen shifts the lens and challenges readers to think critically and to apply common sense to their understanding of our nation's past--and present--so we can view history as never before. A True History of the United States was inspired by a course that Sjursen taught to cadets at West Point, his alma mater. With chapter titles such as "Patriots or Insurgents?" and "The Decade That Roared and Wept", A True History is accurate with respect to the facts and intellectually honest in its presentation and analysis. Essential reading for every American with a conscience. Meticulously researched, Sjursen provides a more complete sense of history and encourages readers to view our country objectively. Sjursen's powerful storytelling reveals balanced portraits of key figures and the role they played. "Sjursen exposes the dominant historical narrative as at best myth, and at times a lie . . . He brings out from the shadows those who struggled, often at the cost of their own lives, for equality and justice. Their stories, so often ignored or trivialized, give us examples of who we should emulate and who we must become." --Chris Hedges, author of Empire of Illusion and America: The Farewell Tour, "Thought-provoking-a must read for everyone seeking a firm grasp of accurate American history." -Kirkus (starred review) Brilliant, readable, and raw . Maj. (ret.) Danny Sjursen, who served combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and later taught history at West Point, delivers a true epic and the perfect companion to Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States . Sjursen shifts the lens and challenges readers to think critically and to apply common sense to their understanding of our nation's past-and present-so we can view history as never before. A True History of the United States was inspired by a course that Sjursentaught to cadets at West Point, his alma mater. With chapter titles such as "Patriots or Insurgents?" and "The Decade That Roared and Wept", A True History is accurate with respect to the facts and intellectually honest in its presentation and analysis. Essential reading for every American with a conscience. Meticulously researched, Sjursen provides a more complete sense of history and encourages readers to view our country objectively. Sjursen's powerful storytelling reveals balanced portraits of key figures and the role they played. "Sjursen exposes the dominant historical narrative as at best myth, and at times a lie . . . He brings out from the shadows those who struggled, often at the cost of their own lives, for equality and justice. Their stories, so often ignored or trivialized, give us examples of who we should emulate and who we must become." -Chris Hedges, author of Empire of Illusion and America- The Farewell Tour, A True History of the United States will change the way its readers view America's past, and present. Written in vivid, engaging prose by a combat veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and a former professor of US history at The United States Military Academy West Point, his alma mater, this book grew out of a course that Daniel A. Sjursen taught to cadets. With chapter titles such as "Patriots or Insurgents?" and "The Decade That Roared and Wept," Sjursen challenges readers to think deeply and critically and to apply common sense to their understanding of our republic's history. Covering all of the major events, movements and figures in American history, Sjursen shifts the lens, offering fresh insights and uncommon empathy. A True History is accurate with respect to the facts and intellectually honest in its presentation and analysis. Book jacket.
LC Classification Number
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