The Handy American History Answer Book
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The economic, political, and social forces. The wars. The presidents, the lesser-known personalities in politics, and others. Take a walk through the history that created, changed, and built the United States! From Washington to the microchip, Columbus to terrorist threats, the Anasazi to the iPhone, The Handy American History Answer Book traces the development of the nation, including the impact of the Civil War, the discovery of gold in California, the inventions, the political and economic crises, and the technology transforming modern culture today. It answers nearly 900 commonly asked questions and offers fun facts about American, its history, and people, such as:
- What were the first crops developed by the early Indian cultures?
- What was the Lost Colony?
- Did the American colonies have the death penalty?
- When did the first Africans arrive in the British colonies of North America?
- Why did Elbridge Gerry, Edmund Randolph, and George Mason refuse to sign the Constitution?
- What Civil War nurse later founded the American Red Cross?
- Who were the robber barons?
- Who invented the sport of basketball?
- Who were the ?Four Horsemen??
- Was the U.S. mainland attacked during World War II?
- When did the Cold War begin and why?
- What caused the Vietnam War?
- What was Reaganomics?
- Who became the first space tourist?
- And hundreds more!
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David Hudson, Jr., JD is the author or co-author of over three dozen books, including The Handy History Answer Book, The Handy Law Answer Book, and The Handy Supreme Court Answer Book, all from Visible Ink Press, as well as The Rehnquist Court: Understanding Its Impact and Legacy (Praeger), and (as co-editor with John Vile and David Schultz) The Encyclopedia of the First Amendment (CQ Press). He works as a senior law clerk at the Tennessee Supreme Court and teaches classes at Vanderbilt Law School and the Nashville School of Law. Hudson earned his undergraduate degree from Duke University and his law degree from Vanderbilt Law School. He lives in Nashville with his wife, Carla, who assists him greatly with her excellent research skills.
