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Discover the stories that shaped our nation

Sure, you know that America's colonists won our independence from Great Britain, that Washington became our first president, and that Lincoln freed the slaves. But these key events merely scratch the surface of our nation's history and the moments that helped shape the United States into the rich, diverse, and complex country it is today.

America: History Examined explores the defining moments, decisions and people who have written our country's story up to now, including:

The first people of America, with new archaeological and ethnographical findings

An examination of the origins and course of the American Revolution

The signing of the Declaration of Independence and creation of our Constitution

The rise of Andrew Jackson and parallels with current American…

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January 8, 2019

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Alan Axelrod is a renowned historian and business writer. He was the co author of the New York Times bestseller What Every American Should Know About American History as well as the BusinessWeek bestsellers Patton on Leadership and Elizabeth I, CEO. He has written extensively on the Civil War.