America, 1908: The Dawn of Flight, the Race to the Pole, the Invention of the Model T, and the Making of a Modern Nation
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| Rating | : | 4.84 (634 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0743280784 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Interesting look at history of the United States through the lens of one year" according to Lehigh History Student. America 1908 is a wonderful look at a year that shaped the course of the 20th century for America and defined a generation leapfrogging technology in a way that would not be seen until the Second World War. Unlike many history of technology books this is really a social look at some of the great achi. The strong points are very strong but there are flaws DWD's Reviews "America, 1908" covers some of the key cultural, political, manufacturing and just plain odd events that happened in 1908 in the United States in an easy-to-read, often fun format. These include the Race to the North Pole, the New York to Paris automobile race, the introduction of the Model T, the la. History comes alive Peter Kuper As he did with High Steel, Mr Rasenberger weaves history, personal stories and factual details seamlessly together to make an engaging narrative. With America 1908 he explores a cross section of seismic events that conspired to form our modern society.He has also included images from this time period
That same year, anarchist Selig Silverstein exploded a bomb in New York City, and throughout the South blacks died at the ends of nooses hoisted by lynch mobs. (Nov.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. These quibbles aside, what a difference a century makes, and how easy the confidence of 1908 looks by contrast with today. . From Publishers Weekly Former Vanity Fair contributing editor Rasenberger (High Steel) provides an entertaining survey of 366 distant American days (1908 was a leap year). All righteous patriots applauded as TR dispatched his Great White Fleet on a Friendship Cruise round the world, to show off American might. 44 b&w illus. Rasenberger renders 1908 as a series of snapshots, and his camera never blinks. All rights reserved. However, he'd actually invented the horseless buggy years before. The imperially ambitious Theodore Roosevelt was
He has written for The New York Times,Vanity Fair, Smithsonian, and The Wilson Quarterly, among other publications. A native of Washington, D.C., he lives in New York City with his wife and sons. Jim Rasenberger is the author of The Brilliant Disaster: JFK, Castro, and America's Doomed Invasion o
1908 was the year Henry Ford launched the Model T, the Wright Brothers proved to the world that they had mastered the art of flight, Teddy Roosevelt decided to send American naval warships around the globe, the Chicago Cubs won the World Series (a feat they have never yet repeated), and six automobiles set out on an incredible 20,000 mile race from New York City to Paris via the frozen Bering Strait.A charming and knowledgeable guide, Rasenberger takes readers back to a time of almost limitless optimis