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  • ISBN: 0415488389
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  • Author: Martin Gilbert
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  • Language: English
  • Publisher: Routledge; 6 edition (February 1, 2010)
  • Pages: 192 pages
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Social History – including the fate of the American Indians, the growth of female emancipation, and recent population movements and immigration

Social History – including the fate of the American Indians, the growth of female emancipation, and recent population movements and immigration. Transport – from nineteenth-century railroads and canals to the growth of air travel and recent ventures into space. Economics – from early farming and industry to urbanisation and the ecological struggles of the present day.

Sir Martin Gilbert is Winston Churchill’s official biographer, and one of Britain’s leading historians, having written eighty-two books in total.

The evolving story of the British Isles forms the central theme of this fascinating and compelling atlas, which covers England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales – and the expansion and gradual disintegration of Britain’s overseas empire. Sir Martin Gilbert is Winston Churchill’s official biographer, and one of Britain’s leading historians, having written eighty-two books in total. He is an Honorary Fellow of Merton College, Oxford, and a Distinguished Fellow of Hillsdale College, Michigan. He has also most recently served on the committee of the Iraq Inquiry set up by the British Government.

FREE shipping on qualifying offers. When I saw Martin Gilbert's name on it, I knew it would be good. I have been using it to help with homeschooling of my rabbi's children in the area of . The Routledge Atlas of American History presents a series of 163 clear and detailed maps. history; it is very helpful.

The complete history of America is unrolled through vivid representations of all the .

The complete history of America is unrolled through vivid representations of all the significant landmarks.

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Download books for free. Updated with additional maps and text and including significant recent events, the complete history of America is unravelled through vivid representations of all the significant landmarks, including: politics †from the annexation of Texas to the battle for black voting rights and the results of the 2004 Presidential election. military events †from the War of Independence and America's standing in two world wars to the conflicts in Korea, Vietnam and the Gulf, including new maps covering the war in Iraq, the American campaign in Afghanistan and the War on Terror.

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Sir Martin Gilbert is one of the leading historians of his generation. An Honorary Fellow of Merton College, Oxford – of which he was a Fellow for thirty years – he is the official biographer of Churchill and the author of eighty-three books, among them Churchill - A Life and Churchill and America. Mobile/eReaders – Download the Bookshelf mobile app at VitalSource.

The Routledge Atlas of American History presents a series of 163 clear and detailed maps, accompanied by informative captions, facts and figures. The complete history of America is unravelled through vivid representations of all the significant landmarks, including:

Politics – from the struggle against slavery and the battle for black voting rights to the present day, including the results of the 2008 Presidential election Military Events – from the War of Independence to the conflicts in Korea, Vietnam and the Gulf, including additional new maps covering the war in Iraq and the American campaign in Afghanistan. Social History – including the fate of the American Indians, the growth of female emancipation, and recent population movements and immigration Transport – from nineteenth-century railroads and canals to the growth of air travel and recent ventures into space Economics – from early farming and industry to urbanisation and the ecological struggles of the present day

This revised edition is fully updated to cover the 2008 presidential election, and also addresses President Obama’s healthcare policy and first overseas travels. New maps have been drawn which detail the problem of pollution, as well as the most recent developments in US relations with Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan.


Reviews about The Routledge Atlas of American History (Routledge Historical Atlases) (7):
Kale
I bought this book in a postgraduate Social Science credential course and used it when I finally had the opportunity to do so in a US History class. I had to repurchase this book because I loaned the book to a colleague and never saw it again. I have used these maps in the past, and am going to use them very soon for another US History class. The maps in the book are great, in black and white, which is great if you plan on making copies of them. If you're looking for a book that is full of color and has pages of background stories per map, this book isn't for you. If you want something that easily goes with a US History curriculum (general or AP), this book may be very valuable to you.

The maps supply readers with interesting pieces of information in a graphic way that allows students a chance to see pieces of information about certain areas, often with trivial facts that are interesting. An example: page 38 gives a map of Native Americas who were expelled from their lands, and shows paths that groups took westward as the US government forced them to migrate so that US citizens (Native Americans couldn't be citizens at this time) could take their land. It includes data (how many Native Americans were expelled, how many died of disease along the way, etc.) that can be talked about and used in a classroom setting.

I would recommend this book if you are a teacher. I would highly recommend that you use the Amazon "Click to look inside" feature and browse the Table of Content to see if the maps will in fact help you present the information to a class. The current edition (Fifth Edition) goes up to 2004 with information, and gives figures of dead soldiers in the War in Iraq between March 2003 and December 2004 by state. I will admit that I am disappointed with the false cover-- mine has George W. Bush on it. I'm not making a jab at the former President, but am pointing out that I was hoping to see a nice map that lays out voting per state in the 2008 Presidential Elections between Obama and McCain. I noticed (afterward) that the book on display was published in 2005, and the Table of Content corresponds to the one I have, so it's not a huge problem. I want all to be aware that anyone else hoping for this information will not be disappointed--keep checking the edition and year published if you want something more up-to-date before purchasing it!
Nuadora
When I saw Martin Gilbert's name on it, I knew it would be good. I was right. I have been using it to help with homeschooling of my rabbi's children in the area of U.S. history; it is very helpful.
Gholbirdred
Somebody had to do it, and I guess that I was the guinea pig. I love the Kindle and was anxious to know how it would handle atlases. Well, I should have known better. The images are small and the print is even smaller. If you know your history and really, really want to see the map this will work. Honestly, however, you ought to buy the paperback. The text size control only affects the introduction and does nothing to increase the image, which, of course, is what the maps are all about.
Also, the only table of contents is in the introduction which means that you don't easily click on the map that you want. Just remember that the location runs from about 145 to 160. That will get you to the TOC.
I'm disappointed at the price and the output. I am angry at the preview which only gives the introduction and does NOT give a map sample. If it had, I would not have bought the book. Whoever scanned this, or whatever they do to get it ready for the Kindle, should have looked at the result and said, "Gee, folks, we're not quite ready for this."
Pringles
Good stuff!
you secret
I use this book in the Grade 11 U.S. History class that I teach and I must say that it is very useful. Maps cover dozens of topics from the original settlement of North America to the 9/11 tragedy. The maps are in black and white, making them easily used if you need to reproduce them.

There is the downside that some of the maps are a little unclear. There are also a couple of maps (#51 and 52) dealing with slavery that show the Indian Territory as a part of Texas.

However, for a teacher of High School U.S. History, this is a valuable supplement. This is also recommended for any student of U.S. History (either high school or university) and anyone else who would like to get a spatial view of the currents of U.S. History.
Briciraz
This book is chock-full of statistics and historical information, but the maps are not what one could wish for in an atlas: small, black and white contour maps with virtually no physical information. I was trying to get a feel for the geography of Lewis & Clark's trip and detailed maps of the colonies during the revolutionary period, and this book was no help. I'm tempted to try the Hammond version, which - judging from its Amazon page - has physical maps in color of a reasonable quality.
Beazekelv
I have an earlier hardcover edition of this book. I wanted to see the quality of the MAPS in the newer one and to check for updates since 1985, and to see how useful it would be in a Kindle format. The preview allows you to read the front matter of the book (introduction, other works by author, etc.) but the only clue to what's inside is the table of contents. Nothing but text is a poor preview of an ATLAS. So I still don't know if I want to replace the edition I have, which is an excellent, but somewhat dated book-of black-and-white maps.

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