Author(s): Joy Hakim
Format: Paperback
No. of Pages: 208
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Language: English
Date Published: 2007-02-12
Dimensions: 192 x 230 x 11mm
Publication City/Country: New York, United States
Edition: 3rd Revised edition
Illustrations: 234 illus.

Recommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text.

Beginning with George Washington's inauguration and continuing into the nineteenth century, The New Nation tells the story of the remarkable challenges that the freshly formed United States faced. Thomas Jefferson's purchase of the Louisiana Territories (bought from France at a mere four cents an acre!), Lewis and Clark's daring expedition through this wilderness, the War of 1812 a.k.a. "Revolutionary War, Part II," Tecumseh's effort to form an Indian confederacy, the growth of Southern
plantations, the beginning of the abolitionist movement, and the disgraceful Trail of Tears are just a few of the setbacks, sidetracks, and formidable tasks put in the new nation's path. Master storyteller Joy Hakim weaves these dramatic events and more into a seamless tale that's so exciting, how could it
be true? But it is- it's A History of US.