| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xvii, 411 p.: ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [379]-397) and index. |
| Contents |
History through the skylight -- A razor's edge : it almost never happened -- Forgotten by history -- The past was different then -- American self-identity and ideals -- A war-like nation, not a militarist one -- In pursuit of riches -- Running for president -- Simple mathematics, my dear Watson -- Not what you think -- Lightning strikes twice : it happened again. |
| Subject |
United States -- History -- Miscellanea.
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| ISBN |
9780307587602 (pbk.) |
|
0307587606 (pbk.) |
| Standard No. |
IG# 9780307587602 |
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