Discovering the American Past: A Look at the Evidence
- ISBN-10
- 0395668662
- ISBN-13
- 9780395668665
- Series
- Discovering the American Past
- Category
- United States
- Pages
- 384
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1994
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Authors
- William Bruce Wheeler, Susan D. Becker
Description
This is volume one of a two-volume supplement for the US history survey course. It presents a variety of historical evidence organized to guide students through a process of historical analysis. This approach allows students to act as true historians by evaluating, analyzing and drawing conclusions based on evidence supplied in the text. In each chapter, students examine a central question relating to a person, issue, movement or event in American history and use a proven analytical method of analysis to arrive at conclusions.
Get the book
Other editions
-
- 2007-10-01
- 316 pages
- Paperback
- Houghton Mifflin
Similar books
-
Discovering the American Past: A Look at the Evidence, Volume I
By William Bruce Wheeler, Lorri GloverThe text emphasizes historical study as interpretation rather than memorization of data.
-
Discovering the American Past: To 1877
By William Bruce Wheeler, Susan D. BeckerThis primary source reader contains a multi-part pedagogical framework that guides students through the process of historical inquiry and explanation. The text emphasizes historical study as interpretation rather than memorization of data.
-
Discovering America's Past: Customs, Legends, History & Lore of Our Great Nation
Featuring special sections on bizarre, delightful, and amazing aspects of our nation's unique past, these 450+ surprising but absolutely true stories examine America's history, not through its great moments, but...
-
Discovering the American Past: A Look at the Evidence, Volume II
By William Bruce Wheeler, Lorri GloverThe text emphasizes historical study as interpretation rather than memorization of data.
-
Discovering the American Past + Cengage Advantage Books: a People and a Nation: a History of the United States, Volume...
Discovering the American Past + Cengage Advantage Books: a People and a Nation: a History of the United States, Volume...
-
Discovering the American Past: Since 1865
By William Bruce Wheeler, Susan D. BeckerDiscovering the American Past offers you, the student, the opportunity to assume the role of historian and explore the human past through primary source evidence.
-
Discovering the American Past + Liberty, Equality, Power, Vol. 1, 7th Ed.: A Look at the Evidence to 1877
Discovering the American Past + Liberty, Equality, Power, Vol. 1, 7th Ed.: A Look at the Evidence to 1877
-
Discovering the American Past + Cengage Advantage Books: a History of the United States, Volume Ii: Since 1865, 10th Ed.:...
Discovering the American Past + Cengage Advantage Books: a History of the United States, Volume Ii: Since 1865, 10th Ed.:...
-
The Sounds of Slavery: Discovering African American History Through Songs, Sermons, and Speech
By Graham J. White, Shane WhiteCollects songs, speeches, and sermons that provide a revealing window into the sufferings of slaves, as well as some of the most revealing of such documents from the 1700s through the 1850s.
-
On This Date: From the Pilgrims to Today, Discovering America One Day at a Time
By Carl M. CannonFour centuries later, the great dance choreographer Jerome Robbins (née Rabinowitz) endeavored to explore that theme in a musical and dance production. He tentatively called his idea “East Side Story” and planned to stage the action in ...