This is a great book covering a dynamic period of American history. This is the last volume of a lifetime of work and investigation by Page Smith. I have a copy of every volume but I have not read them all. I have read this one in its entirety. It is very good, thorough and very informative. Mr. Smith has accomplished quite an achievement - a life time achievement. To read and study this entire series by Mr. Page Smith I concider...
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I have read this entire series: 2494 A New Age Now Begins: Volume One, by Page Smith (read 28 Feb 1993) 2495 A New Age Now Begins: Volume Two, by Page Smith (read 6 Mar 1993) 2584 The Shaping of America: Volume Three, by Page Smith (read 24 Feb 1994) 2596 The Nation Comes of Age: Volume Four, by Page Smith (read 17 Apr 1994) 2649 Trial by Fire: A People's History of the Civil War and Reconstruction Volume Five, by Page...
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It is a sad commentary on public literacy and civic awareness when a whole series of books so splendid, educational, and damned readable is allowed to go out of print, such as has the quite literate eight book series by noted historian Page Smith. This massive and spectacularly executed series is organized around the continuing themes of American History, and centers on our emergence into the larger world as a main player...
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