Historians on America is a series of individual essays that selects specific moments, decisions, and intellectual or legislative or legal developments and explains how they altered the course of U.S. history. The book consists of 11 separate essays by major historians, ranging from The Trial of John Peter Zenger in 1735 to The Immigration Act of 1965.

“page 1 DOUG LINDER_THE TRIAL OF JOHN PETER ZENGER AND THE BIRTH OF FREEDOM OF THE PRESS
page 9 A.E. DICK HOWARD_THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION OF 1787
page 16 WILLIAM ALLEN_RISING BY FALLING: GEORGE WASHINGTON AND THE CONCEPT OF A LIMITED PRESIDENCY
page 22 CARL F. KAESTLE_VICTORY OF THE COMMON SCHOOL MOVEMENT: A TURNING POINT IN AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY
page 30 RUDOLPH J.R. PERITZ_THE SHERMAN ANTI-TRUST ACT OF 1890
page 38 MARK ROSE_THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM, 1939-1991
page 46 MILTON GREENBERG_THE GI BILL OF RIGHTS
page 54 DAVID ELLWOOD_THE MARSHALL PLAN: A STRATEGY THAT WORKED
page 62 JAMES T. PATTERSON_BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION: THE LAW, THE LEGACY
page 70 FRED GRAHAM_THE RIGHT TO LEGAL COUNSEL: THE GIDEON V. WAINWRIGHT DECISION
page 76 ROGER DANIELS_THE IMMIGRATION ACT OF 1965: INTENDED AND UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES
page 84 BIBLIOGRAPHY AND WEB SITES
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