National Geographic Almanac of American History

by James Miller and John Thompson

Book Overview

Featuring National Geographic's hallmark combination of stunning images, superb maps, authoritative narrative, and concise, penetrating analysis, the Almanac of American History has been carefully... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0792283686
• ISBN13: 9780792283683
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: National Geographic Society
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 2.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.9" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Nice summary of historical events.

National Geographic seems to place some thought into the references they create; this edition of American history was no exception. The pages are well-organized, easy to read and full of side-bar facts, commentaries and anecdotes that are easy to remember. The pages are also very engaging and entertain even my young child! Overall: A+ --> a very good investment for our home library. <br />We also purchased, the American Time Line: National Geographic Concise History of the World: An Illustrated Time Line (Timeline) <br /> <br />

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I got this as a gift. The recipient was very pleased with the book and the information that the book covered.

Terrific American history refresher

For adults who either loved or hated American history in high school and college, this is an excellent review. A well organized format starts as a general overview of progressive periods, and follows up with a more specific description of each era. Every section features maps or art representative of the period. All in all, this book displays the excellence we have come to expect of National Geographic.

A lot of useful info!

Great book: easy to read, very interesting and we must know history of country. When you begin to read it - it just will takes you all until you complete the book! Full of illustrations and copies of actual historical documents. Good to own it and have it on your shelf, getting back to it periodically :)

Must have for all ages!

I had borrowed this book from our local library and was very impressed. There's so much information in it and so many great pictures...it is worth having on your shelf and you will refer to it often as you look up historical words or questions you run into, your children can use it for school...It is the only book of this kind, that I could find, that has the entire history and is not concentrating on just one time-period or subject abt. American history. I also bought the "world history" one from National Georaphic. It is a great price and I haven't seen it at this price anywhere else (trust me I've done some research before buying).