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“Arresting contentions and pieces of fascinating oddball information.” New York Times Book Review
“A fresh, readable and provocative survey. He is full of opinions...and Johnson can be very wise.” Los Angeles Times
“A magnificent achievement...brilliantly combines broad sweep with extraordinary detail.” Wall Street Journal
“This is vivid and memorable writing...Proves that history can still be literature.” National Review
“Paul Johnson’s The History of the American People is as majestic in its scope as the country it celebrates...It is a compelling antidote to those who regard the future with pessimism.” Henry A. Kissinger
“[May’s] reading is lively, crisp, and sharp throughout. Johnson is a lively writer (more so than nearly all other historians), and May’s reading is sensitive to Johnson’s wit and sharp comments.” AudioFile
“Expectations for a memorable, pleasurable, and instructive reading experience…are magnificently met. No dull pages occupy the space between the Puritans’ ‘City upon a Hill’ and superpower America…A work one can't begin to disagree with even partially without reading it wholly, which legions will eagerly do.” Booklist