100 Turning Points in American History

by Alan Axelrod

Book Overview

Arnold J. Toynbee, the most famous professional historian of the twentieth century, is widely quoted as having declared that "History is just one damn thing after another." This book argues that history is not about "things" at all but is all about turning points--the decisions, acts, innovations, errors, ideas, successes, and failures on which the shape of a nation's life--our lives--depends. It presents the 100 points at which America's path decisively...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1493037439
• ISBN13: 9781493037438
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Lyons Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.2"