Reviews for The End of the Cold War: 1980 to the Present: The Cold War in the United States

The average rating for The End of the Cold War: 1980 to the Present: The Cold War in the United States based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-07-30 00:00:00 Davison Bullock This is an interesting book on the Jamestown Colony, starting out with information about how investors in England hoped to become rich off the colony, thinking it would find all sorts of gold and other treasures. It also points out how some of the settlers thought they were too good to get their hands dirty and do any work. There were also leadership problems and problems with the Native Americans. The death rate from all causes, especially disease, was quite high. For example, 500 colonists started; only 65 were left after the winter of starvation. In the end the colony survived and other colonies were started.

Review # 2 was written on 2019-12-27 00:00:00 Katherine Gu�rard This is a reasonable general overview with nice illustrations and engaging text. There are some factual inaccuracies, though (for instance, it states that Columbus was the first European to reach North America; actually Columbus never set foot on North America, and in any case the first European to reach North America was either St. Brendan or--more likely--a Viking), so this is best read as part of a larger narrative.