Arnold J. Toynbee, the most famous professional historian of the twentieth century, is widely quoted as having declared that āHistory is just one damn thing after another.ā This book argues that history is not about āthingsā at all but is all about turning pointsāthe decisions, acts, innovations, errors, ideas, successes, and failures on which the shape of a nationās lifeāour livesādepends. It presents the 100 points at which Americaās path decisively turned on its way to where we find ourselves today.
ā Columbus arrives in the New World
ā The first slaves arrive in America
ā Independence is declared
ā Female suffragists meet in Seneca Falls
ā Fort Sumter falls
ā A transcontinental railroad is completed
ā Edison lights his first electric lamp
ā FDR offers a āNew Dealā
ā The B-29 Enola Gay drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima
ā Neil Armstrong sets foot on the moon
ā President Nixon creates the EPA
ā 9/11 ā¦ Obama ā¦ Sandy Hook ā¦ Russian election āmeddlingā ā¦ the Age of Trump ā¦
These and many more are the crucial āplot pointsā in our grand national story, and best-selling historian Alan Axelrod presents them here.
This book title, 100 Turning Points in American History - 9781493059478, ISBN: 9781493059478, by Alan Axelrod, published by Lyons Press (November 1, 2021) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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