The Americans

The Americans

The Americans

Donald La Fon

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AuthorHouse
Año de edición:
2003
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Cuentos
ISBN:
9781410752895
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'The Americans' contains 13 short storiesabout the adventures and personal struggles of Americans involved in thefounding and building of their great nation.The tales describe the personal achievements of menand women who left their known worlds to travel to America to contribute theirskills, sweat, blood, and, sometimes, their lives to create productive livesfor themselves and their families. The McKinneys emigrated from Scotland to Ireland andthen to the Colonies and westward through the Allegheny Mountains where somestopped and put down roots. Others in the prolific clans moved into Indiana,Missouri, and Texas and beyond. They were joined in their adventures by neighborsfrom the eastern mountains as they fought against foreign powers, hostile Indians,and lawbreakers. The lives of Youngers, Creagers, Lomaxes, and otherscombined their personal stories to create a collection of personal struggles,triumphs, and failures that drove and led America into growth and worldleadership of the 20th and 21st centuries.The great events recorded in American history werenot abstract historical happenings but part of the daily lives of our ancestorsfeatured in 'The Americans.'

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