The Oxford Companion to United States History

Awesome volume to go along my reading.

It came just as expected and was packaged with protecting the book in mind.

It is a very good reference book, a well laid out encyclopedia.

READABLE NO DRAMA

This is a wonderful and detailed reference for the history buff! It pleased the recipient who had this on his wish list and that was good for me!

Great reference book for my research, especially helpful for my companion book to Juniper and Anise, which was recently published by Whiskey Creek Press. Great packaging and delivery.

The Factual Events on United States History as it happened. Its Laid out like a Dictionary with the Definitions of events throughout the timeline of our Countries History.

Easton has been printing gorgeous books for as long I as can remember. They work on the same old subscription method of "giving" you a low-priced "introductory" volume, after which Easton automatically enrolls you in their subscription list. "The Story of a Thousand Nights and a Night" (which the rest of us know as the story of the Princess Shaharazed) offers you the first volume at a low introductory price of $50 (if you watch TV, you can hardly avoid the ads), and then suddenly the remaining books are $64 dollars.While I have always disapproved of this marketing scheme I also have to add that Easton Press publishes some of the most beautiful machine-made books in the world. The books are bound in full leather, with luxury abounding: all the page edges (as opposed to those who gild only the page tops) are covered with gilt, while the books come with sewn-in satin bookmarks, and include moiré silk front and end pages. Furthermore the spine (with four ridges) and front cover especially, display elaborate gilt tooling of exquisite designs. If all I wanted to do was sit and gaze upon beautiful books or even sit and read beautiful books, I would buy all Easton Press books without the slightest qualm.Let's be clear, however, about one thing: price vs. value. Like beauty, value is in the eye (and hand) or the beholder, or, in this case, reader. And as both beholder and reader, I love these books. There is nothing like the feel of a fine book, and, except for a handmade version, Easton's books are about as good as they get. Would I buy them? If I had much more money, or wanted to build a beautiful private library (especially if I had young children and wanted them to learn the joys of a private library), absolutely. I do own some Easton Press books that I'm not selling at all.The decrease in the number of private libraries is one of the tragedies of present-day life. When I was growing up, we (my family) had books everywhere. A number of them were Modern Library, much simpler hardback publications, many of which I have to this day. Easton Press employs the arts of high-end bookmaking that, unfortunately, most people never see.Nor is the Easton content to be dismissed lightly. I was pleasantly surprised to find that they had included coverage of the trial of John Peter Zenger for sedition, libel, and treason. This 1734-1735 hallmark case is without doubt one of the most important trials in our national issue. A complicated and tangled case, with party politics mixed in with land ownership and subservience to the Tory government in Britain, at the time of the trial, the jury was instructed that to prove the charges, prosecution had merely to prove that the defendant had printed the passages at issue -- whether they be true or not. In America's first case of jury nullification, the jury acquitted Zenger becase what he had printed was true, and you cannot find a man guilty for telling the truth. The standard has stood the test of time and nearly all cases involving freedom of speech or freedom of the press, almost always do so by invoking the precedent of John Peter Zenger. As far as I'm concerned, that's reason enough to buy the book, even apart from the usual beauty of the book itself. For more information on the Zenger trial, select the following link:  John Peter Zenger and Freedom of the Press  copy, then paste it into the Amazon search window. This book is essentially an elaboration of the notes made by Livingston Rutherford, Zenger's attorney, as the trial progressed.So, I admit, I'm partial to the book because it is just gorgeous and with proper handling will teach your children the value of great books, and because it covers one of my favorite subjects, one I consider to be the most important subject in American history. Now, having said that, I bow to other reviewers who complain about bias or deletions. After all, it's a truism that history is written by the winners. But if you want a beautiful book that covers at least the winners' view, this is certainly a gorgeous place to start. I hope you enjoy it. And then you then move on to more comprehensive views of American history, such as Howard Zinn's  A People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present (P.S.) , A People's History of American Empire (American Empire Project) , A Power Governments Cannot Suppress , or, Zinn's wonderful story of " SNCC: The New Abolitionists ." Or, oh heck, anything by Howard Zinn. Warning: "Liberal content. Reader discretion advised. You might get influenced by an idea."Happy reading.

Looks like good quality product so far, at reasonable price. Test-driven by 7 month baby who slept well on two occasions.

Non. Cela ne correspond pas à la description "très bon état".