
The Shaping of America: A People's History of the Young Republic
#2622 of 3,809 books · #863 in History
Shortlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction (1981).
A history of the United States from 1776 to 1826.
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- New York ; Toronto : McGraw-Hill
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Awards
- National Book Award for NonfictionShortlistedMajor(1981)
Other awarded books from Page Smith
- John Adams (2015)1 win · 8 score
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