The Mammoth Book of How it Happened - America by Jon E. Lewis [rare books]

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This book is a curated collection of first-hand, eyewitness accounts of major events in U.S. history, from the earliest encounters and colonial period through up to more modern moments like the War on Terror.

The structure is roughly chronological and divided into five sections:

Discovery – early exploration and settlement.
Independence – the Revolution era and conflicts with Britain.
Destiny – expansion westward, internal divisions such as those between North and South.
Frontier – settlement of the West, conflicts with Native Americans, the Indian Wars.
Century – the U.S. becoming a global power, witnessing transformative events in the 20th century.
Each chapter is powered not by the author’s commentary so much as by the voices of people who lived through the times: letters, diaries, speeches, reports. This gives a vivid immediacy to events like Valley Forge, Prohibition, the moon landing, Martin Luther King Jr.’s speeches, and more. The intention is to let you “hear” history from those who were there, with all its complexity, wonder, tragedy, and glory.

So the book works as both a narrative journey through U.S. history and a mosaic of personal perspectives, making familiar events feel more alive and human.

About the Author –

Jon E. Lewis is a historian and author who specializes in editing anthologies of eyewitness accounts and primary-source material. He has graduate and postgraduate degrees in history. His work has been published in outlets such as New Statesman, The Independent, Time Out, and The Guardian. He lives in Herefordshire (UK). Over his career he has compiled many books in similar formats (using letters, memoirs, contemporary reports) such as Voices from D-Day, Voices from the Holocaust, The Mammoth Book of the Vietnam War, etc.

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