A History of the American People

A History of the American People

Cover of the first edition
Author	Paul Johnson
Cover artist	Mark Cohen
Language	English
Subject	History of the United States
Publisher	Original Great Britain Edition Weidenfeld & Nicolson; HarperCollins
Publication date	1997 (original edition); 1999 (most recent edition)
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print (hardcover and paperback)
Pages	1088
ISBN	978-0-06-093034-9
LC Class	E178.J675 1998

A History of the American People is a 1997 book about the history of the United States by the historian Paul Johnson. First published in Great Britain, it presents Johnson's view of American history from Colonial America to the end of the 20th century. This book is 1088 pages long and has sold over 4 million copies worldwide. He started the project in 1965, taking him a total of 32 years to complete the project.

• New York Times review by Pauline Maier
• Booknotes interview with Johnson on A History of the American People, April 5, 1998.

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