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Jerry Don Thompson (born November 21, 1942) is Regents Piper Professor of History at Texas A&M International University in Laredo, Texas. [1] He is a prolific author of books on a variety of related topics, specializing in the American Civil War, the history of the Southwestern United States, and Texas history. [2]
One of his most widely read books, Coming into the Country is divided into three sections, "At the Northern Tree Line: The Encircled River," "In Urban Alaska: What They Were Hunting For," and "In the Bush: Coming into the Country". Like all of McPhee's books, Coming into the Country started out as an outline that he proceeded to fill in. It is ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 2 February 2025. "American history" redirects here. For the history of the continents, see History of the Americas. Further information: Economic history of the United States Current territories of the United States after the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands was given independence in 1994 This ...
The United States expropriated from Panama additional areas around the soon-to-be-built Madden Dam and annexed them to the Panama Canal Zone. [367] [375] Caribbean Sea: May 3, 1932 The United States adjusted the border at Punta Paitilla in the Canal Zone, returning a small amount of land to Panama. This was the site for a planned new American ...
One of the monuments planted on the border of Mexico and the United States after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. This image is now on display at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum.
A History of Money and Banking in the United States; History of North Dakota (book) A History of the American People; The History of the Dividing Line; A History of the English-Speaking Peoples; The History of the United States of America 1801–1817; A History of US; The History of White People; History's Memory; The Hornbook of Virginia History
Grover Cleveland becomes the 24th (as well as the 22nd) president of the United States on March 4, 1893; The Territory of Utah is admitted to the Union as the State of Utah (the 45th state) on January 4, 1896; William McKinley becomes the 25th president of the United States on March 4, 1897; Spanish–American War, April 23 – August 12, 1898
American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America is an American non-fiction book written by Colin Woodard and published in 2011. Woodard proposes a framework for examining American history and current events based on a view of the country as a federation of eleven nations, each defined by a shared culture established by each nation's founding population.