Constructing the American Past: A Source Book of a People's History
- ISBN-10
- 0321216423
- ISBN-13
- 9780321216427
- Series
- Constructing the American Past
- Category
- United States
- Pages
- 288
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004-07
- Publisher
- Longman Publishing Group
- Authors
- Randy Roberts, Elliott J. Gorn, Terry D. Bilhartz
Description
This popular reader consists of a variety of primary sources, grouped around central themes in American history. Students get involved in discovering history for themselves when reading Constructing the American Past. Each chapter focuses on a particular problem in American history, providing students with several points of view from which to examine the historical evidence. Introductions and study questions prompt students to participate in interpreting the past and challenge them to understand the problems in relation to the big picture of American history.
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