A year-by-year description of 500 years of historical facts and statistics from 1442 when the Portuguese re-discovered America; through 1968 that required 8 pag

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Blending a vivid narrative with more than 150 images of artwork, Painter offers a history--from before slavery to today's hip-hop culture--written for a new gen