Robert V. Remini is professor of history emeritus and research professor of humanities emeritus at the University of Illinois at Chicago and historian of the United States House of Representatives. He is the winner of the National Book Award for the third volume of his study of Andrew Jackson, and he lives in Wilmette, Illinois.

From a National Book Award winner: "A Short History of the United States may be brief, but it is wise, eloquent, and authoritative." -Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times-bestselling author of And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle
"Readers of all political stripes will appreciate" this concise history of the United States (Publishers Weekly), an accessible and lively volume containing the essential facts about the discovery, settlement, growth, and development of the American nation and its institutions, including the arrival and migration of Native Americans, the founding of a republic under the Constitution, the emergence of the United States as a world power, the outbreak of terrorism here and abroad, the Obama presidency, and everything in between.
"Masterful . . . a perfect history for our times." -Robert Dallek, Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of Nixon and Kissinger
"Everything a casual (or bewildered) reader needs to know . . . An objective narrative of this nation's history." -Publishers Weekly