Paul Johnson trabaja como historiador, periodista y autor. Se educó en Stonyhurst School en Clitheroe, Lancashire y Magdalen College, Oxford, y saltó a la fama en la década de 1950 como periodista escribiendo y más tarde como editor de la revista New Statesman. También ha escrito para los principales periódicos y revistas de Gran Bretaña, Estados Unidos y Europa.
Paul Johnson ha publicado más de 40 libros, incluidos A History of Christianity (1979), A History of the English People (1987), Intellectuals (1988), The Birth of the Modern: World Society, 1815-1830 (1991), Modern Times: Una historia del mundo desde la década de 1920 hasta el año 2000 (1999), Una historia del pueblo estadounidense (2000), Una historia de los judíos (2001) y Arte: Una nueva historia (2003), así como biografías de Isabel I (1974), Napoleón (2002), George Washington (2005) y el Papa Juan Pablo II (1982).
A History of the American People pdf por Paul Johnson
"The creation of the United States of America is the greatest of all human adventures," begins Paul Johnson. "No other national story holds such tremendous lessons, for the American people themselves and for the rest of mankind."
In his prize-winning classic, Johnson presents an in-depth portrait of American history from the first colonial settlements to the Clinton administration. This is the story of the men and women who shaped and led the nation and the ordinary people who collectively created its unique character. Littered with letters, diaries, and recorded conversations, it details the origins of their struggles for independence and nationhood, their heroic efforts and sacrifices to deal with the 'organic sin’ of slavery and the preservation of the Union to its explosive economic growth and emergence as a world power. Johnson discusses contemporary topics such as the politics of racism, education, the power of the press, political correctness, the growth of litigation, and the influence of women throughout history. He sees Americans as a problem-solving people and the story of their country as "essentially one of difficulties being overcome by intelligence and skill, by faith and strength of purpose, by courage and persistence... Looking back on its past, and forward to its future, the auguries are that it will not disappoint humanity."
Sometimes controversial and always provocative, A HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE is one author’s challenging and unique interpretation of American history. Johnson’s views of individuals, events, themes, and issues are original, critical, and in the end admiring, for he is, above all, a strong believer in the history and the destiny of the American people.