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I Wish I'd Been There: Twenty Historia- 1400096545, Byron Hollinshead, paperback
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9781400096541
- Book Title
- I Wish I'd Been there : Twenty Historians Bring to Life the Dramatic events That Changed America
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Item Length
- 7.9 in
- Publication Year
- 2007
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.7 in
- Genre
- History
- Topic
- North America, United States / General, Essays
- Item Weight
- 11.4 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.2 in
- Number of Pages
- 352 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1400096545
ISBN-13
9781400096541
eBay Product ID (ePID)
59107449
Product Key Features
Book Title
I Wish I'd Been there : Twenty Historians Bring to Life the Dramatic events That Changed America
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Language
English
Topic
North America, United States / General, Essays
Publication Year
2007
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
11.4 Oz
Item Length
7.9 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"Such vivid detail it's as if they were present." -New York Daily News "Fun. . . . Poses new and intriguing questions. . . . The essays are crammed with knowledge and are as thought-provoking as they are entertaining." -Buffalo News "Provocative essays that both scholars and history buffs can enjoy." -Deseret Morning News, "Such vivid detail it's as if they were present." --"New York Daily News" "Fun. . . . Poses new and intriguing questions. . . . The essays are crammed with knowledge and are as thought-provoking as they are entertaining"." " --"Buffalo News" "Provocative essays that both scholars and history buffs can enjoy." --"Deseret Morning News", "Such vivid detail it's as if they were present." - New York Daily News "Fun. . . . Poses new and intriguing questions. . . . The essays are crammed with knowledge and are as thought-provoking as they are entertaining ." - Buffalo News "Provocative essays that both scholars and history buffs can enjoy." - Deseret Morning News
Dewey Decimal
973
Table Of Content
List of Illustrations Introduction by Byron Hollinshead BILOINE W. YOUNG A Day in Cahokia--AD 1030 MARY BETH NORTON The Salem Witchcraft Trials CAROL BERKIN George Washington and the Newburgh Conspiracy JOSEPH J. ELLIS The McGillivray Moment CAROLYN GILMAN Meriwether Lewis on the Divide ROBERT V. REMINI The Corrupt Bargain PAUL C. NAGEL The Amistad Trial ROBERT W. JOHANNSEN James K. Polk and the 1844 Election PHILIP B. KUNHARDT III Jenny Lind's American Debut, 1850 THOMAS FLEMING WIth John Brown at Harpers Ferry JAY WINIK The Day Lincoln Was Shot MARK STEVENS Chief Joseph Surrenders BERNARD WEISBERGER La Follette Speaks against the War--1917 ROBERT COWLEY The Road to Butgneville--November 11, 1918 JONATHAN RABB Trying John Scopes KEVIN BAKER Lost-Found Nation: The Last Meeting between Elijah Muhammad and W. D. Fard GEOFFERY C. WARD The Sick Man in the White House ROBERT DALLEK JFK and RFK Meet about Vietnam CLAYBORNE CARSON Memory, History, and the March on Washington WILLIAM E. LEUCHTENBURG Lyndon Johnson Confronts George Wallace Acknowledgments Illustration Credits
Synopsis
Twenty of the finest interpreters of American history have been asked which event they would like to have witnessed in history and why. The result is this collection of essays that trains a lens on crucial moments of the past and brings them to vivid life., I Wish I'd Been There brings together twenty of our most distinguished historians' responses to the question "What scene or incident in American history would you most liked to have witnessed--and why?" The answers illuminate crucial moments in our past and give readers a front-row seat at some of American history's most dramatic events.The Salem witch trials, the raid on Harper's Ferry, the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the voting rights march on Selma, the beginnings of the Vietnam War--all of these and more are vividly recreated here by a stellar list of contributors, including Mary Beth Norton, Joseph Ellis, Carol Berkin, Geoffrey Ward, Robert Dallek, Jay Winik, Robert Cowley, Carolyn Gilman, and William Leuchtenburg, among other luminaries of the profession. With imagination, insight, and vivid detail, I Wish I'd Been There is an engaging tour through key events in American history., "I Wish I'd Been There" brings together twenty of our most distinguished historians' responses to the question "What scene or incident in American history would you most liked to have witnessed--and why?" The answers illuminate crucial moments in our past and give readers a front-row seat at some of American history's most dramatic events. The Salem witch trials, the raid on Harper's Ferry, the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the voting rights march on Selma, the beginnings of the Vietnam War--all of these and more are vividly recreated here by a stellar list of contributors, including Mary Beth Norton, Joseph Ellis, Carol Berkin, Geoffrey Ward, Robert Dallek, Jay Winik, Robert Cowley, Carolyn Gilman, and William Leuchtenburg, among other luminaries of the profession. With imagination, insight, and vivid detail, "I Wish I'd Been There" is an engaging tour through key events in American history.
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