PIVOTAL EVENTS THAT SHAPED A NATION 1789-2000

About the Book

The author presents a series of thirty-seven events that have had a profound impact on the course of American history by giving the country, its people, and its government new meaning and new direction. They not only changed lives but they literally transformed the nation. And while they held promises for the future, they held warnings as well.

The book examines the background, the origin, and the legacy of the events and the lives of the leading figures and the times that engulfed them. The book gives the reader a basis by which to better understand and appreciate America's national heritage and the short and the long-range consequences of events and executive decisions. These events not only shaped the country's history but continue to have impact on its future as well.

About the Author

Nicholas J. Santoro was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri. He graduated from Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, with a Bachelor of Science degree; attended graduate school at the University of Missouri, Columbia; and graduated from the Stonier Graduate School of Banking, Rutgers University, and New Brunswick, New Jersey. Following service with the U.S. Army in Europe, Mr. Santoro spent a number of years in business before devoting full time to the study of American history and work in historical research and the maintenance and preservation of historical archives. He is the author of Atlas of Slavery and Civil Rights (2006) and Bank Operations Management (1992). He currently lives in Kansas City.