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The Histories of Missouri, Nebraska & North Dakota In One Collected Volume From the confluence of America's greatest rivers to the windswept prairies beneath endless skies, Missouri, Nebraska, and North Dakota tell the epic story of the nation's westward expansion. In this masterful volume, Daniel Hardy traces how three distinct states shared a common destiny as thresholds between one America and another—gateways where settlement met frontier, where rivers carried dreams alongside commerce, and where the plow transformed wilderness into the world's breadbasket. Hardy illuminates the ...

The Histories Of Kansas, Michigan & Minnesota In One Collected Volume The American Midwest defies simple definition. It is heartland and flyover country, progressive birthplace and conservative stronghold, agricultural Eden and industrial powerhouse. In this first volume of his ambitious survey of the Midwestern states, Daniel Hardy examines three states whose histories illuminate the contradictions and complexities that define the region and the nation itself. From the Indigenous nations who first called these lands home to the waves of immigrants who transformed them, from wheat fields ...

The Histories Of Illinois, Indiana & Iowa In One Volume The American Midwest is far more than flyover country. It is where the nation's most fundamental conflicts have been fought, where waves of immigrants built new lives from raw prairie, and where agricultural and industrial revolutions transformed not just a region but the world. In this first volume of The States Of America: The Midwest, Daniel Hardy explores the intertwined histories of Illinois, Indiana, and Iowa—three states that have witnessed nearly every defining moment of the American experiment. From the violent dispossession...

A Sweeping History of the Great State Of Minnesota From the sophisticated societies of the Dakota and Ojibwe to the multicultural democracy of the twenty-first century, Minnesota's story is one of constant adaptation and renewal. This engaging history traces the transformation of the "land of sky-tinted waters" through waves of exploration, settlement, and reinvention that shaped the American Midwest. Meet the French voyageurs who opened the wilderness, the lumber barons who built industrial fortunes, and the immigrant farmers who turned prairie into productive farmland. Discover how ...

A Sweeping History of the Great State of New Mexico For centuries, New Mexico has been a place where cultures collide, adapt, and endure. From the ancient cliff dwellings of Chaco Canyon to the secret laboratories of Los Alamos, from the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 to the meth epidemic of the twenty-first century, this sweeping history reveals a state unlike any other in America. Here, nineteen pueblo communities maintain languages and ceremonies that predate European contact. Spanish colonial settlements still dot the landscape, their residents descended from conquistadors and settlers who ...

A Sweeping Hisotry of the Great State of Maine From the ancient Wabanaki peoples who first called this rugged coastline home to the contemporary entrepreneurs building technology companies in converted mill towns, Maine's story is one of remarkable resilience, adaptation, and independence. The Pine Tree State traces the fascinating journey of a land shaped by ice ages and defined by its relationship with the sea, following the dramatic transformations that turned a remote frontier into one of America's most distinctive states. This comprehensive history explores Maine's pivotal moments: the...

A Brilliant Collection of the Histories of the Great States of New England From the indigenous nations who first shaped this landscape to the digital economy transforming it today, the story of New England's three founding states reveals the making of American identity itself. This comprehensive collection traces how Connecticut, Maine, and Massachusetts emerged from shared colonial roots to forge distinct characters while remaining bound by geography, history, and culture. Discover how Puritan religious fervor created both remarkable civic institutions and explosive conflicts, how maritime...

A Sweeping History of the Great State of South Carolina From the rice plantations of the colonial Lowcountry to the textile mills of the twentieth century, from the first shots of the Civil War to the struggle for civil rights, South Carolina's story has been central to the American experience. This comprehensive history traces the Palmetto State from its Native American inhabitants through its transformation into a twenty-first century crossroads of the New South. The Palmetto State explores how South Carolina became one of colonial America's wealthiest provinces through the brutal ...

A Sweeping History of the Great State of Kentucky. Kentucky has always been America's crossroads—a place where North meets South, East encounters West, and the nation's deepest contradictions play out against a backdrop of rolling hills and ancient mountains. In The Bluegrass State, Daniel Hardy reveals how this Commonwealth has served as both gateway and testing ground for the American experiment, from Daniel Boone's first glimpse of the promised land through Cumberland Gap to today's struggles with economic transformation and environmental challenges. Hardy traces Kentucky's remarkable ...

A Sweeping History of the Great State of Washington Washington State contains nearly every variation of Western American life within its borders—and nearly every conflict that defines the modern United States. Rain forest and desert, billion-dollar tech companies and family wheat farms, progressive cities and conservative ranches, ancient indigenous cultures and cutting-edge innovation: all exist here, separated by the dramatic wall of the Cascade Mountains. The Evergreen State tells the epic story of how this improbable place came to be. From the salmon peoples who thrived here for ...

From ancient Native American civilizations to the pivotal 2020 elections that reshaped American politics, Georgia's story is nothing short of extraordinary. In The Peach State: A History of Georgia, acclaimed historian Daniel Hardy takes readers on an epic journey through 13,000 years of one of America's most fascinating and complex states. From the sophisticated Mississippian culture at Ocmulgee to the Trail of Tears, from Sherman's devastating March to the Sea to Martin Luther King Jr.'s freedom movement, from Jimmy Carter's rise to the halls of power to Georgia's emergence as today's ...

A Sweeping History of the Great State of Michigan From the ancient Anishinaabe peoples who first shaped the landscape to the automotive pioneers who revolutionized the modern world, Michigan's story is one of constant transformation and remarkable resilience. This compelling chronicle traces the state's evolution from wilderness to industrial powerhouse to twenty-first-century innovator, revealing how the Great Lakes have defined both its geography and its character. The Great Lake State brings to life the lumber barons who stripped vast forests to build America, the copper and iron miners ...

In One Volume, The Histories of Delaware, Maryland & New Jersey. Neither fully North nor South, the Mid-Atlantic states have always existed in between—and that's precisely what makes them essential to understanding America. This first volume explores three small states with outsized influence. Delaware, "The First State," may be tiny, but it became the legal home to more than half of America's corporations and cast the decisive first vote for the Constitution. Maryland, divided by the Chesapeake Bay and nearly torn apart during the Civil War, has reinvented itself repeatedly while ...

A Sweeping History of the Great State of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's story is America's story. From William Penn's radical experiment in religious tolerance to the furnaces that forged a nation's steel, from the battlefield at Gettysburg to the factories that armed democracy, this commonwealth has stood at the center of every chapter in the American narrative. In this sweeping history, Daniel Hardy traces Pennsylvania's journey from indigenous homeland through colonial diversity, revolutionary crucible, and industrial dominance to post-industrial reinvention. Here are the dreamers and the ...

In One Volume, The Histories Of New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia & West Virginia Four states. One revolutionary story. The Mid-Atlantic region is where America was born, tested, and continually remade. From the signing of the Declaration of Independence to the bloodiest battles of the Civil War, from the rise of industrial titans to the struggles of coal miners fighting for dignity, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia have stood at the center of the American experience. This volume explores the common threads binding these four diverse states: the revolutionary fervor that ...

In "The Volunteer State: A History of Tennessee," Daniel Hardy masterfully weaves an engaging tale that is as rich, diverse, and vibrant as the state itself. From the native tribes who first called this place home to the pioneers who pushed westward, and the crucial battles of the Civil War through the state's transformation in the 20th and 21st centuries, Hardy's vivid storytelling brings each era to life. "The Volunteer State" doesn't simply recount Tennessee's past; it delves into its soul. This meticulously researched book captures the spirit of the people - the courage of its ...

A Sweeping History of the Great State of Iowa From ancient burial mounds along the Mississippi to towering wind turbines across the prairie, Iowa's story is one of constant transformation and enduring resilience. In this sweeping narrative, Daniel Hardy traces the remarkable journey of the Hawkeye State from its earliest Native American inhabitants through its emergence as America's agricultural heartland and into its modern role as a leader in renewable energy and presidential politics. Hardy masterfully weaves together the grand sweep of history with intimate human stories—from the ...

A Sweeping History of the Great State of New Hampshire From the raid on Fort William and Mary four months before Lexington and Concord to the first-in-the-nation presidential primary that transforms the state every four years, New Hampshire has always insisted on doing things its own way. This compelling narrative traces the Granite State's evolution from colonial outpost through textile powerhouse to its current identity crisis, exploring how a small, stubborn state has wielded outsized influence in American history. Daniel Hardy chronicles the Amoskeag mills that made Manchester the ...

A sweeping history of the great state of Illinois. From the ancient mounds of Cahokia to the skyscrapers of modern Chicago, Illinois has stood at the crossroads of American history for over two centuries. In this sweeping narrative, Daniel Hardy traces the remarkable transformation of the Prairie State from untamed wilderness to agricultural powerhouse to global economic center. The Prairie State reveals how Illinois shaped—and was shaped by—the great currents of American development. Here are the French explorers navigating mighty rivers, the settlers breaking virgin prairie with John ...

A sweeping history of the great state of Florida. From the ancient Calusa kingdoms to the modern Marvel of Disney World, Florida has always been a land of transformation. In The Sunshine State, acclaimed historian Daniel Hardy takes readers on an unforgettable journey through America's most captivating peninsula—a place where Spanish conquistadors searched for fountains of youth, where Seminole warriors made their final stand, and where dreamers and schemers have been reinventing paradise for over five centuries. Hardy masterfully weaves together Florida's epic story: the rise and fall of...