Americans - by Edward Countryman (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>In this social history, Edward Countryman shows how interactions among America's different ethnic groups have contributed to our sense of nationality. From the earliest settlements along the Atlantic seaboard to the battle over our nation's destiny in the aftermath of the Civil War, Countryman reveals Americans in all their diverse complexity and shows why the very identity of "American"--forged by the African, the Indian, and the European alike--is what matters.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>This book began with a chance encounter. On a summer evening late in the 1980s a young black man stopped me to ask for directions in the English town where I used to live. That was no surprise. Asian, African, Afro-Caribbean, black British, and white people all lived in the neighborhood. His speech, however was American, and I was delighted to hear it. I speak American too, despite my long time overseas, and he was just as glad to hear me.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"The picture of Americans that emerges in this book is diverse in the best sense. In delineating the contours of the nation's ethnic makeup, Mr. Countryman avoids pat generalizations and political partisanship. he innovatively synthesizes relevant, often unfamiliar information and presents it with disarming directness . . . <i>Americans </i>admirably provides what we have long needed: a compact, illuminating overview of the intricate strands of early American history." --<i>David S. Reynolds, The New York Times Book Review</i></p><p>"A useful contribution to you ever changing, ever more complex, understanding of who we are." --<i>Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post</i></p><p>"With a marvelous and graceful command of detail, Countryman takes us forward through the shared experiences of all . . . <i>Americans</i> stands as the fairest, most sympathetic, most effectively compact synthesis of the nation's ethnic history that anyone has produced." --<i>Carlin Romano, The Boston Globe</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Edward Countryman</b>, professor of history at Southern Methodist University, is the author of <i>A People in Revolution: The American Revolution and Political Society in New York, 1760-1790</i>, winner of the Bancroft Prize, and <i>The American Revolution</i>. He lives in Dallas.</p>
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