Almost America: From the Colonists to Clinton: a "What If" History of the U.S.Harper Collins, 21.11.2000 - 402 Seiten American history is full of difficult choices that could have gone the other way. Now Steve Tally sends you back to the most important moments in our nation's history -- and takes the other fork in the road.
Decisions were made. The rules were set. The battles were won. But there was always the possibility of another outcome. Almost America unravels the threads of our nations history -- from the Puritan preachers of the 1970's to the impeachment trial of Bill Clinton -- and takes you to America ( or Americas) that might have been. |
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The Sword over the President | 52 |
The Prophets Victory | 63 |
Losing the Louisiana Territory | 75 |
The Election of 1824 | 87 |
Messages Sent by Lightning | 97 |
The Feast of The Jungle | 205 |
Wilson Creates Peace Not War | 217 |
Retaining Ruth | 231 |
The Phony War Becomes Real | 241 |
McAuliffes Surrender | 257 |
Dewey Defeats Truman | 270 |
Scrapping the U2 The CIA proposed building a secret spy plane that could fly over | 286 |
The Failure of Apollo 11 | 302 |
Conquering Mexico | 108 |
Lieutenant Colonel Lees Decision | 123 |
Lees Surrender at Gettysburg | 137 |
The Murder of the Vice President | 151 |
President Tilden | 166 |
The Clash of Steel | 180 |
Teddy Roosevelt Outlaws Football | 193 |
The Impeachment Trial of Richard Nixon | 321 |
IBM Steamrolls Microsoft | 344 |
Dumping Dan | 360 |
The Conviction of Bill Clinton | 376 |
Index | 397 |
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