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James West Davidson

    James West Davidson je historik, spisovatel a nadšenec pro vodní turistiku. Zabývá se americkou historií, přičemž jeho práce se vyznačuje hlubokým zkoumáním minulosti a jejího dopadu na současnost. Svým psaním se snaží čtenáře vtáhnout do příběhů a odhalit skryté souvislosti mezi událostmi. Jeho přístup je analytický, ale zároveň poutavý, což čtenářům umožňuje nahlédnout do složitosti historických procesů.

    Our Kind of Historian
    Admiral Lord St. Vincent - Saint or Tyrant?
    The United States
    A Little History of the United States
    • 2022

      Journalist, activist, popular historian, and public intellectual, Lerone Bennett Jr left an indelible mark on twentieth-century American history and culture. This biography travels with him from his childhood in Jim Crow Mississippi and his time at Morehouse College to his participation in a range of Black intellectual and activist endeavours.

      Our Kind of Historian
    • 2020

      First modern biography of a major naval figure of the Napoleonic ear. St Vincent (formerly John Jervis) was a major and positive influence on the career of Nelson.

      Admiral Lord St. Vincent - Saint or Tyrant?
    • 2015

      A Little History of the United States

      • 344 stránek
      • 13 hodin čtení
      4,1(1180)Ohodnotit

      Describes how the United States developed from the first contact between extremely different cultures to its role as a superpower and explores how a country based on diversity seeks the sometimes contradictory goals of freedom and equality.

      A Little History of the United States
    • 1981

      The United States

      A History of the Republic

      A textbook history of the United States from prehistoric times to the present.

      The United States