The Almanac of American History

''The Almanac of American History'' (1983) (revised edition 2004) is a reference work on History of the United States, American history in chronology format. Its general editor is Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., and the executive editor is John S. Bowman.

Schlesinger wrote the introduction; in the current edition the introduction to each of the six sections is written by a different noted scholar:

*"Founding a Nation" (986-1787)–Gordon S. Wood (Brown University)
*"Testing a Union" (1788-1865)–Marcus Cunliffe (George Washington University)
*"Forging a Nation" (1866-1900)–S.L. Mayer (University of Southern California)
*"Expanding Resources" (1901-1945)–Richard C. Wade (City University of New York)
*"Emerging as a World Power" (1946-1999)–Robert H. Ferrell (Indiana University)
*"Facing the Next Century" (2000-)–Rodney P. Carlisle (Rutgers University)

References

History books about the United States

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