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America: the atlas, contributors: David M. Carballo ; Jon Chandler ; Clarissa Confer ; Celso A. Mendoza ; Ben Railton ; Keidrick Roy ; Tamara Venit Shelton ; [foreword by John Stauffer]

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 372-374) and indexes

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America: the atlas

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contributors: David M. Carballo ; Jon Chandler ; Clarissa Confer ; Celso A. Mendoza ; Ben Railton ; Keidrick Roy ; Tamara Venit Shelton ; [foreword by John Stauffer]

A depiction of the history of North America and the United States told through maps old and new. The history starts with the peoples who first settled the land tens of thousand years ago, and continues to the present day. Includes a timeline of American history, a guide to the fifty U.S. states, and a map showing the birthplace of every U.S. president

Foreword by John Stauffer -- Introduction by Keidrick Roy -- Comparative archaeology of the Americas: circa 50,000 BC - circa AD 1600 -- First peoples of the Americas: circa 50,000 BC - circa AD 1400 -- Contact, conquest, and conflict: 1492-1638 -- Before independence: 1639-1754 -- The road to independence: 1755-1800 -- Growth of a nation: 1800-1860 -- Division and amplification: 1860-1900 -- Preserving the nation: 1900-1930 -- The Depression era: 1930-1950 -- Questions of progress: 1950 to present. Chronology -- Presidential birthplaces -- The states of America -- Resources -- The authors -- General index -- Index of place names -- Credits and acknowledgments

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