H. W Brands
Author
Series
How the States Got Their Shapes volume 1
Language
English
Description
It's a rivalry that tears us apart every four years, but how did our nation divide into red states vs. blue states, and what happens to the states caught in the middle?
Author
Series
How the States Got Their Shapes volume 16
Language
English
Description
We're the United States, but sometimes, it's every state for itself. Nearly every state has pulled a power play that gamed the system and changed the map. How much can you get away with when it's state vs. state?
Author
Series
Men Who Built America volume 8
Language
English
Description
A young engineer named Henry Ford devises the plan for a gas-powered car.
Author
Series
Men Who Built America volume 7
Language
English
Description
Vanderbilt, Rockefeller, Carnegie, and Morgan have gone unmonitored for decades, but American politicians are about to change that.
Author
Series
How the States Got Their Shapes volume 3
Language
English
Description
Two underdogs of American culture go head to head to prove how hillbillies and rednecks have shaped our states.
Author
Series
How the States Got Their Shapes volume 2
Language
English
Description
The history of transportation is hidden in the lines of the map. From canals to trains and cars, how did getting around help draw the American map? Could Chicago have been in Wisconsin? Why are states out West or so big and boxy?
Author
Series
How the States Got Their Shapes volume 4
Language
English
Description
How did the most rebellious states took shape? How did they earn their outsized features and outspoken reputations. For instance, why does Montana looks like it took a bite out of Idaho? Why wasn't Texas broken up into five states?
Author
Series
How the States Got Their Shapes volume 17
Language
English
Description
Money makes the world go round and in America, the pursuit of riches has shaped our states. In the race to grab all resources, which states came out on top?
Author
Series
How the States Got Their Shapes volume 8
Language
English
Description
With 85% of Americans affiliated with an organized religion, we're a nation of believers, but have we always practiced what we preached?
Author
Series
How the States Got Their Shapes volume 9
Language
English
Description
Will rivalries within our states break them into pieces? Cultures compete against each other all over the map. In extreme cases, they can divide states in two.
Author
Series
How the States Got Their Shapes volume 6
Language
English
Description
If you thought our borders were set in stone, you'd be wrong. Who stole a corner of Washington, DC? Is Ohio actually a state? And why isn't St. Louis our nation's capital? One thing's for sure -- our map could look very different.
Author
Series
Men Who Built America volume 5
Language
English
Description
While Carnegie and Rockefeller continue to battle, JP Morgan arrives on the scene and establishes a bank in New York City that has one goal: to further the technological advancements of America.
Author
Series
How the States Got Their Shapes volume 12
Language
English
Description
In the battle between city and country, it looks like the city is coming out ahead in population, but is there something about the country that all the city slickers are missing? And how has the move from rural to urban changed the shapes of our states?
Author
Series
Men Who Built America volume 1
Language
English
Description
As the nation attempts to rebuild following the destruction of the Civil War, Cornelius Vanderbilt is the first to see the need for unity to regain America s stature in the world.
Author
Series
Ultimate Guide to the Presidents volume 6
Language
English
Description
America in the 1920s was a country poised for a fresh start. The horrific brutality of the first global war was over. The economy was beginning to "roar," and the Presidents at the helm were happy to take a backseat to Congress.
Author
Series
Ultimate Guide to the Presidents volume 2
Language
English
Description
Power to the People 1824-1849. America in 1824 saw the era of the Founding Fathers coming to an end. Over the next 25 years, six presidents would reflect the country's sometimes uneasy transition.
Author
Series
Ultimate Guide to the Presidents volume 8
Language
English
Description
Since the mid-1960s, the power of the presidency has risen and fallen. It's been burdened by the personal failings of the men who occupied the office; by a Congress determined to reassert its power.
Author
Series
Ultimate Guide to the Presidents volume 4
Language
English
Description
America after the Civil War was a traumatized country in desperate need of leadership. The President who'd seen the nation through its most divisive conflict was dead, leaving no road map for peace.
Author
Series
Ultimate Guide to the Presidents volume 5
Language
English
Description
America at the beginning of the 20th century found a growing chasm between the rich and poor.
Author
Series
Ultimate Guide to the Presidents volume 3
Language
English
Description
America by the mid-1800s was triple its original size thanks to bold and controversial decisions by Presidents such as Jefferson, Jackson, and Polk.