{"product_id":"9780809015986","title":"Americans : A Collision of Histories","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAmericans\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Edward Countryman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this social history, Edward Countryman shows how interactions among America's different ethnic groups have contributed to our sense of nationality. From the earliest settlements along the Atlantic seaboard to the battle over our nation's destiny in the aftermath of the Civil War, Countryman reveals Americans in all their diverse complexity and shows why the very identity of \"American\"--forged by the African, the Indian, and the European alike--is what matters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The picture of Americans that emerges in this book is diverse in the best sense. In delineating the contours of the nation's ethnic makeup, Mr. Countryman avoids pat generalizations and political partisanship. he innovatively synthesizes relevant, often unfamiliar information and presents it with disarming directness . . . \u003ci\u003eAmericans \u003c\/i\u003eadmirably provides what we have long needed: a compact, illuminating overview of the intricate strands of early American history.” —\u003ci\u003eDavid S. Reynolds, The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A useful contribution to you ever changing, ever more complex, understanding of who we are.” —\u003ci\u003eJonathan Yardley, The Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“With a marvelous and graceful command of detail, Countryman takes us forward through the shared experiences of all . . . \u003ci\u003eAmericans\u003c\/i\u003e stands as the fairest, most sympathetic, most effectively compact synthesis of the nation's ethnic history that anyone has produced.” —\u003ci\u003eCarlin Romano, The Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780809015986\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Hill and Wang","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40652302155982,"sku":"9780809015986","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_28acc09a-0cf2-41f1-a0e5-0ccb2c28566e.jpg?v=1639276271","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780809015986","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}