Two new authors bring fresh interpretations to complement the way you teach today. Rebecca Edwards and Robert Self have distilled the best new scholarship in the seventh edition of America's History. They highlight political culture and political economy to help students understand how society, culture, politics, and the economy influence one another. A sharpened continental perspective introduces a wealth of new material on Native American history, the environment, and westward expansion. And the authors pay increased attention to gender and ethnicity throughout the text, including a completely new chapter on the Civil Rights Movement.
A reconceived seven-part framework highlights the themes that help students learn. America's History's unique part structure organizes history into seven distinct eras, each period characterized by major developments and an overarching theme. By tracing thematic connections across a period — for example, the political and social experiments surrounding industrialization, or the evolution of liberalism — America's History helps students to home in on the important forces shaping each period, to make connections between chapters, and to understand continuity and change over time.
Extensive primary sources -- 30% new to this edition -- help students to think critically about history. America's History contains three types of primary source features: “Comparing American Voices,” “Reading American Pictures,” and “Voices from Abroad.” For the seventh edition, the authors have incorporated more non-European documents for a truly global perspective.
An innovative, accessible new design. Inspired by the look of contemporary news journals, the brand-new design of America's History will appeal to today's students. Created in collaboration with the authors and featuring strong headings, vibrant colors and motifs, and striking part-opening spreads with dramatic contemporaneous images, this inventive design will keep your students engaged and focused.
More digital choices than ever before. A brand-new DVD of U.S. History videoclips enhances your teaching and brings the past to life for students. At bedfordstmartins.com/henretta, you'll find free and open content — from chapter quizzes to activities that help students think like historians do — all in one convenient place. Students may choose the money-saving e-book version of the textbook, and students and instructors can explore Make History — a collection of images, maps, and documents — to add to classroom presentations and assignments. And if you want it all, along with assignment and assessment tools, check out HistoryClass for America's History at yourhistoryclass.com.