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I Wish I'd Been There

Twenty Historians Bring to Life the Dramatic Events That Changed America

By Byron Hollinshead

By Byron Hollinshead

By Byron Hollinshead

By Byron Hollinshead

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    About I Wish I’d Been There

    I Wish I’d Been There brings together twenty of our most distinguished historians’ responses to the question “What scene or incident in American history would you most liked to have witnessed—and why?” The answers illuminate crucial moments in our past and give readers a front-row seat at some of American history’s most dramatic events.The Salem witch trials, the raid on Harper’s Ferry, the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the voting rights march on Selma, the beginnings of the Vietnam War—all of these and more are vividly recreated here by a stellar list of contributors, including Mary Beth Norton, Joseph Ellis, Carol Berkin, Geoffrey Ward, Robert Dallek, Jay Winik, Robert Cowley, Carolyn Gilman, and William Leuchtenburg, among other luminaries of the profession. With imagination, insight, and vivid detail, I Wish I’d Been There is an engaging tour through key events in American history.

    About I Wish I’d Been There

    I Wish I’d Been There brings together twenty of our most distinguished historians’ responses to the question “What scene or incident in American history would you most liked to have witnessed—and why?” The answers illuminate crucial moments in our past and give readers a front-row seat at some of American history’s most dramatic events.The Salem witch trials, the raid on Harper’s Ferry, the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the voting rights march on Selma, the beginnings of the Vietnam War—all of these and more are vividly recreated here by a stellar list of contributors, including Mary Beth Norton, Joseph Ellis, Carol Berkin, Geoffrey Ward, Robert Dallek, Jay Winik, Robert Cowley, Carolyn Gilman, and William Leuchtenburg, among other luminaries of the profession. With imagination, insight, and vivid detail, I Wish I’d Been There is an engaging tour through key events in American history.

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    About Byron Hollinshead

    Byron Hollinshead is president of American Historical Publications, a producer of books in history for adults and for children. Previously, he was president of American Heritage Publishing Company and Oxford University Press, Inc. He was publisher of MHQ: The Quarterly… More about Byron Hollinshead

    About Byron Hollinshead

    Byron Hollinshead is president of American Historical Publications, a producer of books in history for adults and for children. Previously, he was president of American Heritage Publishing Company and Oxford University Press, Inc. He was publisher of MHQ: The Quarterly… More about Byron Hollinshead

    Product Details

    Category: U.S. History | North American World History

    Paperback | $16.95
    Published by Anchor
    Sep 04, 2007 | 352 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9781400096541

    Category: U.S. History | North American World History

    Ebook | $5.99
    Published by Anchor
    Sep 04, 2007 | 352 Pages | ISBN 9780307387646
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    Praise

    “Such vivid detail it’s as if they were present.”
    —New York Daily News

    “Fun. . . . Poses new and intriguing questions. . . . The essays are crammed with knowledge and are as thought-provoking as they are entertaining.”
    —Buffalo News

    “Provocative essays that both scholars and history buffs can enjoy.”
    —Deseret Morning News

    Table Of Contents

    List of Illustrations

    Introduction by Byron Hollinshead

    BILOINE W. YOUNG
    A Day in Cahokia—AD 1030

    MARY BETH NORTON
    The Salem Witchcraft Trials

    CAROL BERKIN
    George Washington and the Newburgh Conspiracy

    JOSEPH J. ELLIS
    The McGillivray Moment

    CAROLYN GILMAN
    Meriwether Lewis on the Divide

    ROBERT V. REMINI
    The Corrupt Bargain

    PAUL C. NAGEL
    The Amistad Trial

    ROBERT W. JOHANNSEN
    James K. Polk and the 1844 Election

    PHILIP B. KUNHARDT III
    Jenny Lind’s American Debut, 1850

    THOMAS FLEMING
    WIth John Brown at Harpers Ferry

    JAY WINIK
    The Day Lincoln Was Shot

    MARK STEVENS
    Chief Joseph Surrenders

    BERNARD WEISBERGER
    La Follette Speaks against the War—1917

    ROBERT COWLEY
    The Road to Butgneville—November 11, 1918

    JONATHAN RABB
    Trying John Scopes

    KEVIN BAKER
    Lost-Found Nation: The Last Meeting between Elijah Muhammad and W. D. Fard

    GEOFFERY C. WARD
    The Sick Man in the White House

    ROBERT DALLEK
    JFK and RFK Meet about Vietnam

    CLAYBORNE CARSON
    Memory, History, and the March on Washington

    WILLIAM E. LEUCHTENBURG
    Lyndon Johnson Confronts George Wallace

    Acknowledgments

    Illustration Credits

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