AMERICA IS BORN

by Gerald W. Johnson ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 16, 1959

A history of the New World from the time of Columbus up to the American revolution,this book explores every corner of those three hundred years in its vigorous assertion that history is a living and dynamic study. Free of the tired maxims of the usual history text book, Gerald Johnson imbues his accounts of exploration, colonization, foreign intrigue, and internal conflict with an animation which springs from his own alert and curious intelligence. No more does Columbus emerge as a featureless Captain of a toy ship. He is revealed rather as a speculative and determined mariner, weary from battling the timidity of European despots, victimized by the vicious suspicion of the Spanish monarchs. And Elizabeth throws off her hackneyed role of the wilful monarch, emerging as a uniquely canny woman, who, at a time of crisis, attained greatness by daring to trust intelligence rather than rank. A refreshing text which not only instructs factually but guides the reader in further evaluation of objective fact. Bold black and white drawings by Leonard Everett Fisher are commensurate with the scope and vitality of the text. Though particularly appropriate for junior high school level, older readers have much to learn from America is Born.

Pub Date: Sept. 16, 1959

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Publisher: Morrow

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Kirkus Reviews Issue: Sept. 1, 1959

Categories: NONFICTION