The Settlement Of America

Download or read book The Penguin History of the United States of America written by Hugh Brogan and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2001-03-29 with total page 1232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition of Brogan's superb one-volume history - from early British colonisation to the Reagan years - captures an array of dynamic personalities and events. In a broad sweep of America's triumphant progress. Brogan explores the period leading to Independence from both the American and the British points of view, touching on permanent features of 'the American character' - both the good and the bad. He provides a masterly synthesis of all the latest research illustrating America's rapid growth from humble beginnings to global dominance.