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Eyewitness to America: 500 Years of America in the Words of Those Who Saw It Happen

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Title: Eyewitness to America: 500 Years of America in the Words of Those Who Saw It Happen
by David Colbert
ISBN: 0-679-76724-X
Publisher: Vintage Books USA
Pub. Date: 01 July, 1998
Format: Paperback
Volumes: 1
List Price(USD): $16.95
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Average Customer Rating: 5 (9 reviews)

Customer Reviews

Rating: 5
Summary: Get your history first-hand. A terrific book.
Comment: Reading this book was a treat. Reading first-hand accounts of incidents will give you a picture of how things really were. Notice the chapter on "A Mob Confronts A Stamp Collector". This made me feel like I was seeing exactly what happened. The book can be read from any chapter all of which are independent of one another. One caveat. Make sure you have a weekend to spare because once you get into the text it's goodbye everything else. Excellent history.

Rating: 5
Summary: A great collection of primary sources
Comment: In addition to being a great collection of primary sources, this book is also incredibly entertaining. Only read this book if you want full absorption. The book would be better if the passages were longer, though!

Rating: 5
Summary: Eyewitness Gets Good and Keeps on Going!
Comment: I had the unique opportunity to meet Mr. Colbert while working at a TV show. Much like himself, the book is incredibly insiteful into many of the events that shaped this great land. As a New Yorker, I especially enjoyed the description of a late 19th century deli, you could taste the Corned beef!!! When you finish this book you will see a view of American history that the text books you used in school never tried to show. Only Mr. Colbert brings together the first-hand accounts of the Challenger disaster and Curt Flood's personal battles as well as the thoughts of a witness to President Lincoln slipping away after the shooting in Fords theater. I highly recomend this book to all Americans and I (like Charles Kuralt) have kept it and referenced it in many an undertaking. Keep up the good work David, and I made sure that the cameras were kind to you.

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