National Museum of American History (U.S.)

"U.S. history gets the star treatment with this essential guide to the Smithsonian's first permanent exhibition on pop culture"--

"What does it mean to be an American? What are American ideas and values? American Enterprise, the companion book to a major exhibition at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, aims to answer these questions about the American experience through an exploration of its economic and commercial history. It argues that by looking at the intersection of capitalism and democracy, we can see where we as a nation have come from and where we...

A visual history looks at this epic war from every angle, tracing the course of military, strategic, and political events across the globe, and documenting the experiences of combatants and civilians.

"A bold look at the creative, controversial, and vibrant history of skateboarding, and the amazing skaters who continually reinvent it"--