Richard Rubin duikt in de vergeten verhalen en figuren van de Amerikaanse geschiedenis, met een bijzondere focus op de Eerste Wereldoorlog en zuidelijke tradities. Zijn schrijven wordt gekenmerkt door diepgaand historisch onderzoek en een diepe empathie voor het verleden. Rubin belicht minder bekende facetten van de Amerikaanse identiteit en het collectieve geheugen. Zijn werk nodigt lezers uit om na te denken over hoe het verleden het heden vormt.
Collected over ten years, presents interviews with the last remaining World War I veterans, aged 101 to 113, to paint a picture of a time and a generation that, despite memorials and history lessons, is quickly fading away.
Beginning with America's struggle to rebuild after the Civil War to a burst of growth that led to it becoming a superpower, this visually engaging and informative book gives the reader everything needed to know about American History from the Reconstruction to the end of the 20th Century. It follows the transformation of the United States from a relatively small, remote, and isolated outpost to the richest, most powerful, and most influential nation in the world. It also covers a period that produced some of the world's most unforgettable charactersand some of America's proudest (and not so proud) moments. American History 101 is crammed with special features, including lists of who's who, biographical and little-known facts, and a host of photo's, cartoons, and vintage illustrations.
Rubin observes in his preface, 'Our profession demands constant growth, continuous learning, and very open minds.' Accordingly, this meticulous revision of his landmark text includes a completely fresh discussion of the most current issues and key technological developments in the field.