Detailed item info | Synopsis | A history of American society and the American nation, written by the celebrated English journalist. Keenly sensitive to the contradictions that Americans embody within themselves--materialism vs. prudism, naivete vs. cynicism--Johnson attempts to show the ways in which the America character shaped, and was shaped by, American history.
| | Size | | Length: | 1088 pages | | Height: | 8.0 in. | | Width: | 5.0 in. | | Thickness: | 1.5 in. | | Weight: | 32.0 oz. |
| | Publisher's Note | In this bestseller, praised as "a magnificent achievement" ("Wall Street Journal"), the author of "Modern Times" offers a challenging reinterpretation of American history.
| | Industry reviews | "The book offers a rare opportunity to witness someone trying to make sense of all 400 years of American history and to discover what 'tremendous lessons' it holds for Americans and 'the rest of mankind.' Like a circus acrobat on the high wire, Johnson may seem fated to fail, but its hard to stop watching his act."
New York Times Book Review - Pauline Maier (03/01/1998)
"Johnson is a reliable and frequently entertaining guide to the past when his prose is untroubled by the sound of grinding axes."
Literary Review
"A vast tour-de-force of research and writing."
Kirkus Reviews (12/15/1997)
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