1001 People Who Made America

1001 People Who Made America AXELROD, Alan Additional Author mixed material bibliography Washington DC National Geographic Society 2008 en English 352 p.; 18 cm. Who are the pivotal figures in American history, the men and women who have helped shape us as a people and have influenced how we perceive ourselves as Americans? In this companion to his popular 1001 Events That Made America, Alan Axelrod looks into all areas of our collective past and highlights the famous as well as the infamous, the virtuous as well as the notorious, from the nation’s earliest days to the present.rnrnServing up history in lively, accessible bites, the book presents a Who’s Who in American politics, arts, science, business, religion, and pop culture, along with concise explanations of each figure’s historical significance. Featured personalities range from Jesse James to Al Capone, Harriet Beecher Stowe to Betty Friedan, George Washington to George W. Bush, Harriet Tubman to Martin Luther King, Jr., Stephen Foster to Elvis, John L. Sullivan to Muhammad Ali, Edwin Booth to Marlon Brando, Washington Irving to Thomas Pynchon, and John Jacob Astor to Bill Gates.rnrnPacked with information and insight, 1001 People Who Made America gives readers a deeper understanding of what it means to be an American. American - Biography 920.073 9781426202155 RAFFLES CHRISTIAN SCHOOL To Learn , To Lead , To Love 920.073 AXE p s1310106 1001people.jpg.jpg 5649 2017-02-01 08:48:39 2017-02-01 08:48:39 machine generated