America's Beginnings

The Dramatic Events That Shaped a Nation's Character

De: Tony J. Williams

Narrado por: Neil Reeves

Duración: 6 h y 24 m

Resumen del Editor

At a time when surveys reveal that Americans know less and less about our past, Tony Williams provides entertaining and informative descriptions of 50 of the most important and dramatic events from the colonial and Revolutionary period - some known and some forgotten - from the Mayflower Compact to the Annapolis Convention.

The book is published by Rowman & Littlefield.

©2010 Colonial Williamsburg (P)2017 Redwood Audiobooks

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Breathes new life into many of the people responsible for creating and implementing the fundamental principles and virtues of our republic." (Michael Hartoonian, Scholar in Residence at Hamline University, St. Paul)

"Tony Williams has produced a succinct, entertaining, and informative book." (Larry Schweikart, co-author of the number-one New York Times best-seller, A Patriot's History of the United States)

"This is civic-minded history at its best, and offers rich reading for citizens young and old alike." (David J. Bobb, Hillsdale College Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship)