America, empire of liberty : a new history
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Summary: Acclaimed as the best recent one-volume history of the United States, America, Empire of liberty tells the epic story of the nation that has shaped the world we live in today. David reynolds brings to life presidents from Washington to Obama but also draws on the voices of settles and Indians, slaves and immigrants, factory workers and suburban housewives. He vividly portrays the battlefield of Gettysburg, the stockyards of Chicago and the bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama, and shows the dark side of freedom: from the Indian "Trail of tears' tp the red squae and the War on Terror."--Back cover.
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