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What Ifs? of American History : Eminent Historians Imagine What Might Have Been Hardcover - 2003
by Robert Cowley; Antony Beevor
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- very good
- Hardcover
An all-American collection of essays on the pivotal moments in our nation's history by award-winning historians, the third in the bestselling series.
The "what if" concept is one of the most original and engaging on the current history bookshelf. The essays are chock-full of provocative ideas; they are as accessible to the general reader as they are to the scholar; and they are the perfect gift for the dedicated history buff on anyone's list.
In this new collection of never-before-published essays, our brightest historians speculate about some of America's more intriguing crossroads. Some irresistible highlights include: Caleb Carr (The Alienist) on America had there been no Revolution; Tom Wicker on the first time a vice president, John Tyler, succeeded a deceased president and its surprising ramifications; Jay Winik (April 1865) on the havoc that might have resulted if Booth had succeeded in his plan to assassinate Johnson and Seward as well as Lincoln; Antony Beevor (The Fall of Berlin 1945) on the possibility of Eisenhower's capture of Berlin before the Soviets' arrival there in 1945; and Robert Dallek (the upcoming An Unfinished Life about John F. Kennedy) on one of the most agonizing American "what if"s of all: what might have happened if JFK hadn't been assassinated.
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- Title What Ifs? of American History : Eminent Historians Imagine What Might Have Been
- Author Robert Cowley; Antony Beevor
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 298
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Publishing Group, New York
- Date 2003
- Illustrated Yes
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0399150919I4N10
- ISBN 9780399150913 / 0399150919
- Weight 1.28 lbs (0.58 kg)
- Dimensions 9.22 x 6.34 x 1.1 in (23.42 x 16.10 x 2.79 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects United States - History, Imaginary histories
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003046911
- Dewey Decimal Code 973
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