A Short History of the United States: From the Arrival of Native American Tribes to the Obama Presidency

Robert V. Remini

Sep 2008 · Harper Collins

About this ebook

From a National Book Award winner: “A Short History of the United States may be brief, but it is wise, eloquent, and authoritative.” —Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times–bestselling author of And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle

“Readers of all political stripes will appreciate” this concise history of the United States (Publishers Weekly), an accessible and lively volume containing the essential facts about the discovery, settlement, growth, and development of the American nation and its institutions, including the arrival and migration of Native Americans, the founding of a republic under the Constitution, the emergence of the United States as a world power, the outbreak of terrorism here and abroad, the Obama presidency, and everything in between.

“Masterful . . . a perfect history for our times.” —Robert Dallek, Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of Nixon and Kissinger

“Everything a casual (or bewildered) reader needs to know . . . An objective narrative of this nation’s history.” —Publishers Weekly

Ratings and reviews

This abridged history of the United States, from the Pre-Columbian times to 2008 is most certainly a landmark book on the subject. Being so extensive, yet abridged, I felt like it was blazing through many, many events whose importance is given only in mention, which is to be expected. And for anyone looking to know what happened, and where, is certainly an invaluable read. Some of the finer details are either oversimplified or outright omitted, and they greatly detract from the global view, however.

About the author

Robert V. Remini is professor of history emeritus and research professor of humanities emeritus at the University of Illinois at Chicago and historian of the United States House of Representatives. He is the winner of the National Book Award for the third volume of his study of Andrew Jackson, and he lives in Wilmette, Illinois.