History Nation: A Citizen’s Guide to the History of the United States
$24.99
David Hanna has created a useful, richly layered resource that enlightens readers on the history of the USA. His book, History Nation, explores some political and social topics concerning American history, including the American Revolution, the Declaration of Independence, religious toleration, women’s right to vote, slavery, the two world wars, and more. Learn how various brilliant minds shaped history, whether it’s Franklin developing what would become the art of American satire through his letters from a fictional spinster named “Silence Dogood” or Andrew Carnegie creating business approaches that would become “the distinctive features of the American business model in the decades to come”. The book also explores lighter subjects like entertainment and sports, with interesting facts about jazz, baseball, musical instruments, and more. To read History Nation, you have to come prepared and be ready to open your mind to a more balanced view of history that might be different from what you learned in school or were told by mainstream media. David tells it like it is, with an objective perspective that highlights the ironies of popular ideologies and the flaws of some celebrated historical figures. For example, the book explores the hypocrisy of Thomas Jefferson declaring that “all … Continue reading History Nation: A Citizen’s Guide to the History of the United States
