The Routledge Atlas of American History

THE ROUTLEDGE ATLAS OF AMERICAN HISTORY

‘ … especially clear and helpful … well laid out and useful for quick reference.’ The Economist

‘ … full of good ideas and is brought right up to date.’Oxford Mail

This new edition of The Routledge Atlas of American History presents a series of 156 clear and detailed maps, accompanied by informative captions, facts and figures, updated withadditional maps and text to include the 2004 presidential election and recent events in Iraq. The complete history of the United States is unrolled through vivid representations of all the significant landmarks, including:

• Politics – from the struggle against slavery and the battle for black voting rights to the present day

• Military events – from the War of Independence, the Civil War and America’s participation in two world wars to the conflicts in Korea, Vietnam and the Gulf, up to the events of 9/11, the war in Iraq and its aftermath

• Social history – including the fate of the American Indians, the growth of female emancipation, and recent population movements and immigration

• Transport – from nineteenth-century railroads and canals to the growth of air travel and recent ventures into space

• Economics – from early farming and industry to urbanisation and the ecological struggles of the present day.

The Autor

Sir Martin Gilbert is a leading historian of the modern world. An Honorary Fellow of Merton College, Oxford – of which he was a Fellow for thirty years – he is the official biographer of Winston Churchill and the author of seventy-five books, among them Churchill: A Life, First World War, Second World War, The Holocaust: The Jewish Tragedy, and Israel: A History. Details of his books can be found on his website at www.martingilbert.com