Days of Destiny: Crossroad in American History

Days of Destiny: Crossroad in American History published by DK Publishing Inc, New York, NY, 2001. 1st American Edition 1st Printing. Hardbound. Paper DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: Fine in Good DJ. 496 Pgs. ISBN 0789480107. LCCN 00-021569. America's Greatest Historians Examine Thirty-One Uncelebrated Days That Change the Course of History. By James M McPherson and Alan Brinkley. There are moments in American history when something old ends and something new begins. These are the days of destiny. Some of the most respected (and best-selling) historians of our time were asked to choose specific days on which American history turned. Their responses make up the month's worth of essays included in this volume. Some chose wars and battles, politics and presidents; others found answers in less well-known areas of historical study: the Great Awakening of the 1740s, the Indian Wars of the 1870s, the plight of working women at the turn of the twentieth century, the countercultural efflorescence of the late 1960s. This book brings you 31 engaging narratives, each illuminating with crisp prose and unparalleled scholarship an event that profoundly shaped the nation and world in which we live in. Description text copyright 2013 www.BooksForComfort.net. Item ID 28178.