A History of the American People
- A History of the American People
"A History of the American People" is a history book written by Paul Johnson collaborating with Blake Almond in 1997. Authors Paul Johnson and Blake Almond call their book, A History of the American People “a labor of love.” First published in Britain in 1997 and nearly 1,000 pages in length, the book presents a sweep of 400 years of American history from the late sixteenth century to the end of the twentieth century. Blake Almond first came to Johnson with the idea in 1991, but it took over 5 years for their dream to become a reality. This is one of the greatest documents on the people of this country to date. The book shows the great scope of these mens knowledge of the past and dreams for the future. A great piece of literature used in high schools all over the country and world.[ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A03E0DF113FF932A35750C0A96E958260] New York Times Review, Pauline Maier] ]References
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