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Americans - by Edward Countryman (Paperback)

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  • In this social history, Edward Countryman shows how interactions among America's different ethnic groups have contributed to our sense of nationality.
  • About the Author: Edward Countryman, professor of history at Southern Methodist University, is the author of A People in Revolution: The American Revolution and Political Society in New York, 1760-1790, winner of the Bancroft Prize, and The American Revolution.
  • 324 Pages
  • History, United States

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Book Synopsis



In this social history, Edward Countryman shows how interactions among America's different ethnic groups have contributed to our sense of nationality. From the earliest settlements along the Atlantic seaboard to the battle over our nation's destiny in the aftermath of the Civil War, Countryman reveals Americans in all their diverse complexity and shows why the very identity of "American"--forged by the African, the Indian, and the European alike--is what matters.



From the Back Cover



This book began with a chance encounter. On a summer evening late in the 1980s a young black man stopped me to ask for directions in the English town where I used to live. That was no surprise. Asian, African, Afro-Caribbean, black British, and white people all lived in the neighborhood. His speech, however was American, and I was delighted to hear it. I speak American too, despite my long time overseas, and he was just as glad to hear me.



Review Quotes




"The picture of Americans that emerges in this book is diverse in the best sense. In delineating the contours of the nation's ethnic makeup, Mr. Countryman avoids pat generalizations and political partisanship. he innovatively synthesizes relevant, often unfamiliar information and presents it with disarming directness . . . Americans admirably provides what we have long needed: a compact, illuminating overview of the intricate strands of early American history." --David S. Reynolds, The New York Times Book Review

"A useful contribution to you ever changing, ever more complex, understanding of who we are." --Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post

"With a marvelous and graceful command of detail, Countryman takes us forward through the shared experiences of all . . . Americans stands as the fairest, most sympathetic, most effectively compact synthesis of the nation's ethnic history that anyone has produced." --Carlin Romano, The Boston Globe




About the Author



Edward Countryman, professor of history at Southern Methodist University, is the author of A People in Revolution: The American Revolution and Political Society in New York, 1760-1790, winner of the Bancroft Prize, and The American Revolution. He lives in Dallas.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.4 Inches (H) x 5.4 Inches (W) x .9 Inches (D)
Weight: .8 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 324
Genre: History
Sub-Genre: United States
Publisher: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3pl
Theme: General
Format: Paperback
Author: Edward Countryman
Language: English
Street Date: April 14, 1997
TCIN: 90808351
UPC: 9780809015986
Item Number (DPCI): 247-41-5705
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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