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The History of the United States, 2nd Edition
- Narrated by: Allen C. Guelzo, Gary W. Gallagher, Patrick N. Allitt
- Length: 43 hrs and 23 mins
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Publisher's Summary
This comprehensive series of 84 lectures features three award-winning historians sharing their insights into this nation's past - from the European settlement and the Revolutionary War through the Civil War, 19th-century industrialization, two world wars, and the present day.
While American history spans not much more than two centuries, it is filled with a wealth of leaders, wars, movements, inventions, and ideas - each of which contributed in its own unique way to America's transformation from 13 disparate colonies on the east coast of North America into a global superpower.
These lectures give you the opportunity to grasp the different aspects of our past that combine to make us distinctly American, and to gain the knowledge so essential to recognizing not only what makes this country such a noteworthy part of world history, but the varying degrees to which it has lived up to its ideals.
The lectures chart the five predominant themes that run throughout the chronicle of U.S. history:
- The American passion for freedom-including religious, political, and economic freedom.
- The pursuit of education, which has been the quintessential way for Americans to invent (and reinvent) themselves.
- The unquestioned faith in the value of popular government.
- The willingness of Americans to experiment with and adapt to new environments and situations.
- The belief that the United States is a "city on the hill," a country the likes of which the world has never seen before.
Placing familiar historical events in the context of these overarching themes will help you see American history less as a series of separate events and more as a mosaic in which everything is interconnected.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.
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- Ash
- 19-07-2022
Outstanding
A superb and comprehensive account of American history ranging from the earliest settlers to the turn of the millennium. I especially enjoyed the expertise and 'bottled-enthusiasm' of the lecturers. This work is worthy of a 6 star rating and a special thanks is in order to the Great Courses company for assembling and delivering this body of work; job well done.
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- Michelle Bourke
- 24-04-2016
Insightful, listenable and a marathon!
This was my first intro to US history. The natural speaking and obvious experience of each professor made this extremely listenable and enjoyable. It's hard to imagine a time where I wasn't excited to learn about history when through this it was so immensely interesting.
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- Nelson C
- 11-02-2016
Brilliant!
This is a long course, nearly 44 hrs, but it was one of the best series of lectures I've had the privilege of enjoying. Each lecturer was fantastic and added their own unique skills in the presentation of their respective subject matter. These lectures weren't a dry retelling of historical events, they captured the feel of the time and what was going on behind the scenes. There was a lot of depth added as they looked at the cultural mindset of the various periods, as well by exploring technological advancement, economic change and much more that added that little bit extra in widening one's horizon! The course coverage was much wider than simply the history of the US, it drew connections between the development of humanity in the modern age, of which America was at the forefront. If you like history I could not recommend this series highly enough.
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- Isabella
- 10-07-2017
Fantastic!
This book is fantastic, incredibly interesting with the right amount of detail to be interesting but not overwhelming. The narration is great. Can't recommend this book highly enough!
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- Anonymous User
- 29-07-2020
EXCELLENT!!!!!
Amazing lectures that will change your perception on many subjects regarding not only the US but the world too.
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