Its unbeatable price makes the Value Edition the most flexible choice for instructors. Because of its low cost, the Value Edition supports individual teaching styles and needs by allowing instructors greater freedom to assign supplements.
The narrative braids together political and social history so that students can discern overarching trends as well as individual stories. Each chapter’s clear exposition of political developments provides structure so students can assimilate the engaging coverage of culture, society, economics, geography, and environment. The result is a text that is readable and memorable.
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, making earlier lives and struggles vivid for today’s students.
The art and pedagogy program makes the past both tangible and accessible. Five black-and-white illustrations per chapter draw students into the text, and 3–4 maps per chapter show major developments and increase students’ geographic literacy. Reading and study tools — including Review questions at the end of each major section and comprehensive Reviewing the Chapter sections — help students comprehend the material and prepare for exams.
A brief book with all of the supplement support of a big book. All of the print, digital, and multimedia supplements developed for The American Promise are available with the Value Edition.