{"product_id":"a-little-history-of-the-united-states","title":"A Little History of the United States by James West Davidson","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA character-filled history that brings the American saga to life\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBestseller\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“Davidson has written a work that should lead readers to reflect anew on America’s past and present. . . . We can all use not just a good refresher course on American history, but also some good historical thinking on how we might better realize freedom, equality, and E pluribus unum.”—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eDaily Beast\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe United States is one of the most powerful countries in the world. This is the remarkable story of how it came to be. Beginning with the first contact between the old world and the new over 500 years ago, this Little History moves through the centuries from the first European explorers and slave-owning farmers, to the Declaration of Independence and the Civil War, to the Great Depression and the wars of the twentieth century.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWe meet key figures, including founding father Benjamin Franklin, the Hunkpapa Lakota leader Sitting Bull, the abolitionist Harriet Tubman, and the civil rights activist Rosa Parks. This is a fast-paced, character-filled history that brings the great, diverse American saga to life.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLittle Histories\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e– Inspiring Guides for Curious Minds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WW Norton and Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54221106676022,"sku":"9780300283433","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/6574\/2237\/files\/61-uRinRdnL._SL1181.jpg?v=1784217064","url":"https:\/\/shoptheweitzman.org\/products\/a-little-history-of-the-united-states","provider":"The Weitzman Museum Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}