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Pocket History of the United States

by Henry Steele Commager, Allan Nevins · 1951

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"A Pocket History of the United States" traces the history of the nation that is, today, the oldest constitutional democracy in the world. Written by distinguished American historians, it has more than 2,000,000 copies in print worldwide and is one of the classic works in its field.

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American historyAmerican historyMore like thisLess of this
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North AmericaNorth AmericaMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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epic · 736 pages

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