Summary

This one-volume history--from early British colonization to the fall of President Nixon--captures the many personalities and events.

This one-volume history--from early British colonization to the fall of President Nixon--captures the many personalities and events. The English author looks at the period leading to Independence from the American and the British points of view, explores the good and bad of the 'American character' and synthesizes all the latest research to show how the USA developed so rapidly from small beginnings to global dominance.