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U.S. History For Dummies

Steve Wiegand · 2000

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2,830·Proven

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A comprehensive survey of American history from Columbus to the present, written accessibly for general readers. A foundational overview of the events, figures, and ideas that shaped the United States.

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Andrej KarpathyAI researcher & former Tesla AI Director

A nice reference that paints the broad strokes of the U.S. history. I appreciated the author's approach to the topics - the book does not try to be overly academic and instead has a conversational tone to it. I always found the existence of the U.S. somewhat magical and the book shines some light on how that came about. A big open question that remains in my mind is why the U.S. became such a superpower relative to the other countries. Either way, good read! 3/5

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