Virga, Vincent.

Eyes of the Nation – A Visual History of the United States.

First Edition. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. 24 cm x 31 cm. 399 pages. With more than 500 illustrations. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent, close to new condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

Includes for example the following essays: Encounter 1492-1600, The World Turn’d Upside Down 1600-1800, Westward the Course of Empire 1800-1850, A More Perfect Union 1850-1870, Yearning to Breathe Free 1870-1920, Rendezvous with Destiny 1920-1945, and The Pursuit of Happiness 1945-(present). Illustrated throughout both in colour and in black and white, for example:– ‘The torch and part of the arm of the Statue of Liberty…’, ‘Portrait of James Madison’, and ‘Villa of Brule – The Great Hostile Indian Camp on the River Bule near Pine Ridge, South Dakota’.

• Keywords: American History – Rare
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0679443304
• Inventory Number: 75430AB

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