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by National Geographic (Author), David M. Rubenstein (Foreword by), David Treuer (Prologue by)
A 250th anniversary celebration of the U.S. featuring 1,000 singular moments that shaped the American journey from pre-history to present
Filled with more than 300 illustrations, sidebars, and timelines, plus penetrating commentary by prominent historians including Walter Isaacson and Michael Beschloss This lavish narrative, curated by National Geographic, collects 1,000 seminal moments in U.S. history alongside more than 300 stunning illustrations, timelines, and sidebars. Commentary by bestselling historians including David Rubenstein and Walter Isaacson underscores the profound connections between concurrent events in the nation's journey. Readers will witness the crackling interactions between politics, culture, and innovation, including:- The moment the Industrial Revolution arrives on colonial shores as the framers outline the Constitution
- The moment Clara Barton founds the Red Cross as Virgil Earp leads a gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
- The moment Cornelius Vanderbilt acquires the New York & Harlem Railroad; soon after, the Battle of Gettysburg begins
- The moment the Watts Riots erupt in L.A. as the Beatles prepare to perform at Shea Stadium
Part examination, part celebration, this glorious book captures the will of the American people to continue defining themselves after 250 years, reflecting the diversity, pride, and resiliency of these United States.
Author Biography
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC is one of the world's leading nonfiction publishers, with an extensive list of titles in categories such as history, travel, nature, photography, space, science, health, biography, and memoir. A portion of its proceeds is used to fund exploration, conservation, and education through ongoing contributions to the work of the National Geographic Society.
- David Rubenstein (introduction) is an investor, philanthropist, interviewer, author, and historian. The author of several bestselling books, he is Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of The Carlyle Group, one of the world's largest and most successful private investment firms.
- Michael Beschloss is an award-winning historian and bestselling author of 10 books, NBC's presidential historian, a contributor to PBS NewsHour, and a contributing columnist to The New York Times.
- Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Chair in Humanities and Professor of History at Rice University, CNN Presidential Historian, and a contributing editor at Vanity Fair.
- Annette Gordon-Reed, Carl M. Loeb University Professor at Harvard. Gordon-Reed won sixteen book prizes, including the Pulitzer Prize in History in 2009 and the National Book Award in 2008.
- Walter Isaacson, bestselling biographer and professor of history at Tulane University. He has been the CEO of the Aspen Institute, the CEO of CNN, and the editor of Time Magazine.
- David Treuer (prologue), author the New York Times bestseller The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America From 1890 to the Present. He was a finalist for the National Book Award.
Number of Pages: 512
Dimensions: 1.7 x 10.1 x 8.2 IN
Publication Date: June 09, 2026
