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001 006840225
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008 100125s2010 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 _a 2010003098
020 _a1595230645 (hardcover : alk. paper)
020 _a9781595230645 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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100 1 _aSchweikart, Larry.
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245 1 0 _aSeven events that made America America :
_band proved that the founding fathers were right all along /
_cLarry Schweikart.
246 1 8 _a7 events that made America America
260 _aNew York :
_bSentinel,
_c2010.
300 _a258 p. ;
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [219]-247) and index.
505 0 _aMartin Van Buren has a nightmare and big government is born-- in the 1820s! -- The Dred Scott decision wrecks an economy and hastens a war -- Johnstown fights a flood and demonstrates the power of private compassion -- Ike has a heart attack, triggering dietary nannyism -- A steel guitar rocks the Iron Curtain -- Ronald Reagan tries to keep the peace-- and makes his biggest mistake -- Barry makes a speech-- and the media gets chills up its leg.
520 _aNotable conservative historian Larry Schweikart takes an in-depth look at seven transformative moments in our nation's history and provides an analysis of how each of them spurred a trend that either confirmed or departed from the vision our Founding Fathers had for America.
650 0 _aNational characteristics, American
_vMiscellanea.
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651 0 _aUnited States
_xHistory
_vMiscellanea.
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