| Description |
384 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps (1 folded) ; 31 cm |
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At head of title: Smithsonian. |
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Includes a fold-out map at the beginning of the book. |
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Map on lining papers. |
| Summary |
A depiction of the history of North America and the United States told through maps old and new. The history starts with the peoples who first settled the land tens of thousand years ago, and continues to the present day. Includes a timeline of American history, a guide to the fifty U.S. states, and a map showing the birthplace of every U.S. president. |
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"A map-by-map guide to the epic history of America. America: The Atlas is a superb depiction of the history of North America and the United States told through maps both old and new. It is a wide-ranging story of the continent -- from the early peoples who first settled the land thousands of years ago, to the present day....This edition also includes 32 pages of bonus material, featuring a timeline of American history, a guide to all fifty U.S. states, and a map showing the birthplace of every U.S. president, as well as a special foldout page showing two iconic maps in stunning detail. Exploring 15,000 years of human habitation in the Americas, America: The Atlas features beautiful archive imagery, including 96 period maps as well as 92 superbly detailed, specially commissioned maps to illustrate key points in the fascinating and diverse history of the continent and its peoples."--Back cover. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 372-374) and indexes. |
| Contents |
Foreword / by John Stauffer -- Introduction / by Keidrick Roy -- Comparative archaeology of the Americas: ca. 50,000 BC - ca. AD 1600 / David M. Carballo -- First peoples of the Americas: ca. 50,000 BC - ca. AD 1400 / Clarissa Confer -- Contact, conquest, and conflict: 1492-1638 / Celso A. Mendoza -- Before independence: 1639-1754 / Celso A. Mendoza -- The road to independence: 1755-1800 / Jon Chandler -- Growth of a nation: 1800-1860 / Tamara Venit Shelton -- Division and amplification: 1860-1900 / Ren Railton -- Preserving the nation: 1900-1930 / Keidrick Roy -- The Depression era: 1930-1950 / Keidrick Roy -- Questions of progress: 1950 to present / Keidrick Roy -- Chronology -- Presidential birthplaces -- The states of America -- Resources -- The authors -- General index -- Index of place names -- Credits and acknowledgments. |
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United States -- Historical geography -- Maps.
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United States -- History -- Pictorial works.
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North America -- Historical geography -- Maps.
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North America -- History -- Pictorial works.
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Cartography -- United States -- History -- Pictorial works.
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Cartography -- North America -- History -- Pictorial works.
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North America -- Civilization -- History -- Pictorial works.
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North America -- Cartography -- History -- Pictorial works.
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North America -- History -- Atlases.
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United States -- History -- Atlases.
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United States -- Cartography -- History -- Pictorial works.
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United States -- Civilization -- History -- Pictorial works.
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| Genre/Form |
Atlases.
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Illustrated works.
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Informational works.
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Reference works.
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| Added Author |
Chandler, Jon (Lecturer in history), author.
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Confer, Clarissa W., 1965- author.
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Mendoza, Celso A., author.
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Railton, Ben, 1977- author.
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Roy, Keidrick, author, writer of introduction.
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Shelton, Tamara Venit, author.
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Stauffer, John, 1965- writer of foreword.
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Smithsonian Institution, issuing body.
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Thunder Bay Press, publisher.
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| Added Title |
Smithsonian: America: the atlas |
| ISBN |
9781645178422 (hardcover) |
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1645178420 (hardcover) |
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