The Wayfarer in New York

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About the Book Books about State and Local Histories in the United States are written in relation communities ranging from a single suburb or village, to a major city or State of the United States. Titles include the following: A Short History of Pittsburgh: 1758-1908, Boston and Boston People in 1850, Annals of the Swedes on the Delaware, from Their First Settlement in 1636, to the Present Time, A History of the Town of Dunstable, Massachusetts, The Settlement of Illinois, 1778-1830, History of Bourbon County, Kansas. To the Close of 1865, History of the Town of Bellingham, Massachusetts, 1719-1919, Oregon: The claim of the United States to Oregon, The making of Iowa, True stories of old Houston and Houstonians, Historical and Personal Sketches, A History of Coventry, Orleans County, Vermont, and A Brief History of the City of New York. Also in this Book Books about the 20th century History of the United States examine the continuation of European migration to fuel economic growth, participation in World War 1, the Great Depression, World War 2, the Cold War, the Vietnam War and Iraq War. Titles include: Theodore, Roosevelt, The Rise of the United States, The United States and the Panama Canal, Treaties for the advancement of peace between the United States and other powers negotiated, and Hearing before the Committee on Un-American Activities house of representatives eight-fourth Congress, Second Session, May 23, 1956. And in this Book Books on the History of the United States often begin with the discoveries of Christopher Columbus in 1492, which led to the establishment of a number of colonies on current US territory by the UK, Holland, Spain and France. These were consolidated under British rule, but the colonies broke free in the American War of Independence, 1775–1783. Other outstanding periods of US history include the American Civil War, conquest of the West and industrial growth, World War 1, the Great Depression, World War 2, and the Cold War. Titles include: Novelties of the New World; Or, The Adventures and Discoveries of the First Explorers of North America, A Guide to the Study of the History and the Constitution of the United States, A History of the United States, New Viewpoints in American History, The beginner's American history, Women of Colonial and Revolutionary Times; Catherine Schuyler, The Power of Ideals in American History, Early pioneer days in Texas, Catechism of the history of the United States, Broad stripes and bright stars; and Stories of American history.