A manageable, balanced narrative that is shorter and less expensive than the full-length edition. Condensed by the authors themselves, the narrative braids together political and social history so students can discern overarching trends as well as individual stories. The leaner narrative provides flexibility for instructors to assign supplemental texts.
Voices of individuals animate the past and highlight human agency. The words of hundreds of Americans — from Presidents to pipefitters and sharecroppers to suffragettes — reveal history through the eyes of those who lived and shaped it.
An art and map program that supplies the eye-catching color and instructional enhancement of a full-length text. Over 485 contemporaneous illustrations and 165 maps – more than most books — engage, inform, and enhance student understanding.
A rich array of special features offers points of departure for assignments and discussion. Longstanding favorites include
"Documenting the American Promise" primary sources showing varying perspectives on a topic;
"Historical Questions" demonstrating the variety of historians’ conclusions; and
"Beyond America’s Borders" essays connecting U.S. history to developments outside the country.
Comprehensive reading and study tools offer students the support of a full-sized text. Designed to help students get the most out of their reading, each chapter includes:
chapter outlines, Review questions,
key terms, and
Reviewing the Chapter sections designed to help students prepare for exams.