Soft cover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Pp.: xii, 701. Title to sp. & frt. wrp. Illust. w/ b/w engravings. Some pencil underlining and marginalia, here and there. Lgt. wrapper shelfwear. American history is dark. Was it ever so? Indeed it was from its beginnings. The author presents his dire picture, wrapped in truth and at the top of the list is Racism. Includes acknowledgments, notes and bibliography. A very compelling book.