This is a condensed version ofThe American People, Seventh Edition(the comprehensive version). This engaging text examines U.S. history as revealed through the experiences of all Americans, both ordinary and extraordinary. With a thought-provoking and rich presentation, the authors explore the complex lives of Americans of all national origins and cultural backgrounds, at all levels of society, and in all regions of the country. A vibrant four-color design and compact size make this book accessible, convenient, and easy-to read.
The American People provides a rich, detailed examination of the trends that shape our lives and paints a comprehensive portrait of the country we live in today. A Volume in the Russell Sage Foundation Census Series
In this magisterial novel's sweeping first volume, which runs up to the 1950s, we meet prehistoric monkeys who spread a peculiar virus, a Native American shaman whose sexual explorations mutate into occult visions, and early English ...
On March 24, 1644 parliament, at his request, transformed the four towns into a lawful colony by charter, endorsing an Instrument of Government which Williams had drawn up. He took the opportunity, London being for the time being an ...
Added Fisher, “Most ofthese men exchanged prints with acquaintances. The Great War put a ban on some of this work, but after the war clouds had lifted and peace declared, many of the collectors dug out their collections and resumed work ...
... Volume I, Primary Source EDITION Gary B. Nash, Julie Roy Jeffrey, John R. Howe, Peter J. Frederick, Allen F. Davis ... California State University , Chico ; Ronald Lora , University of Toledo ; Paul K. Longmore , San Francisco State ...
The American People, Brief Third Edition, makes its first appearance as a four-color book in the American History market.
“I lived in Hooker Hall too,” he reminded me. I was happy to see them go. I was even planning to take a new name. Chuck. My middle name is Charles. What better way to start a new life than with a snappy new name like Chuck. I'd been so ...
This is the kind of book that brings new readers to its subject by its freshness, its enthusiasm and the quality of its writing' Godfrey Hodgson, Independent * 'A masterly rendition of America's unique and rambunctious past that is vivid, ...
Originally published in 1933, and written by "America’s historian", James Truslow Adams, this volume tells the story of the rise of the American nation encompassing economics, religion, social change and politics from settlement to the ...
Presents the history of the United States from the point of view of those who were exploited in the name of American progress.