U.S. History For Dummies, Steve Wiegand
U.S. History For Dummies, Steve Wiegand
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U.S. History For Dummies
4th Edition

Author: Steve Wiegand

Narrator: Al Kessel

Unabridged: 19 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 05/07/2019

Synopsis

The United States is undergoing a period of intense political and social change. From the rise of the Tea Party, to social media's effect on American life and politics, this new edition fills in the gaps of this Nation's story.

Award-winning political journalist and history writer Steve Wiegand guides you through the events that shaped our nation, from pre-Columbian civilizations to the twenty-first century. The explorers, the wars, the leaders, and the eras are all fully explored and explained, demonstrating how the past influences the future.

● Explore the deepening divide between the very wealthy and the poor and middle class

● Get to know the deep and bitter divisions between political parties and even geographic regions of the country, including the 2016 election results

● Understand the country's delicate—and precarious—position as the world's preeminent economic, military, and political power.

U.S. History For Dummies, 4th Edition makes U.S. history accessible for students and lifelong learners alike.

About Steve Wiegand

Steve Wiegand is an award-winning political journalist and history writer. He's worked as a reporter and columnist for the San Diego Evening Tribune, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the Sacramento Bee, where he currently writes a thrice-weekly political column. During his career, he has interviewed four presidents and six California governors. Wiegand is a graduate of Santa Clara University, where he majored in American literature and US history. He also holds a Master of Science degree in Mass Communications from California State University, San Jose. Wiegand is the author of U.S. History For Dummies, Sacramento Tapestry, and Papers of Permanence, and a contributing author to mental_floss presents: Forbidden Knowledge.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Andrej on June 15, 2017

A nice reference that paints the broad strokes of the U.S. history. I appreciated the author's approach to the topics - the book does not try to be overly academic and instead has a conversational tone to it. I always found the existence of the U.S. somewhat magical and the book shines some light on......more

Goodreads review by Memo on October 16, 2013

I'm not an American citizen, but I was actually interested to know a little bit more of the history of the USA. This books describes main events that shaped the actual structure of the country (Some key segments of history are omitted or barely described, mainly because the author relies on another b......more

Goodreads review by Stacy on March 18, 2008

I love the Dummies series. Seriously, it's a great quick and dirty review of all the important things we need to know to understand the various things we need to know. Profound huh? What do you expect? I'm a self-proclaimed Dummy :)......more

Goodreads review by Yura on November 30, 2021

Nice book, but a little bit too long for me. I was interested in short overview of key historical moment of the USA, so ended up skipping a lot of material.......more

Goodreads review by Beth on May 21, 2018

This book made American history interesting, personal, and clear. I was able to read chapters at a time. Even though I was studying for a teaching exam, I found that I was enjoying it. Normally, I would find the broad scope of history books a little dull. I prefer a more close-up, personal approach......more

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