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About the Author Joy Hakim, a former teacher, editor, and writer won the prestigious James Michener Prize for her series, A History of US, which has sold over 4 million copies nationwide.
A graduate of Smith College and Goucher College she spent years teaching students from elementary school up to the college level.
She also served as an Associate Editor at Norfolk's Virginian-Pilot, and was an Assistant Editor at Mc Graw-Hill's World News.
Oxford University Press, Usa Sourcebook and index: documents that shaped the american nation (revised), hardcover/steven mintz
