"Discovering the American Past" introduces students to the analysis of historical evidence with a unique six-step process that allows students to follow a scholarly historical investigation from beginning to end....
The text emphasizes historical study as interpretation rather than memorization of data.
THIRTEEN EVENTS IN AMERICAN HISTORY.
Outlines & Highlights for Discovering the American Past: Volume 1 to 1877 - a Look at the Evidence: A Look...
Writing the American Past reproduces dozens of untranscribed, handwritten documents, offering students the opportunity to transcribe, decipher, and interpret primary sources.
George's eldest brother, Lawrence Washington, had married the daughter of a gentleman named Fairfax, who lived on the banks of the Potomac. Lawrence had a fine home a few miles away on the same river; he called his place Mount Vernon.
American History to 1877
These population figures remain in dispute; see Utley, Lone Star Justice, 188–89; Webb, Texas Rangers, 345. There is also some disagreement on the distance and travel time: Webb puts it at 600 miles requiring “thirty or more days” to ...
Now published by Oxford University Press, Constructing the American Past: A Source Book of a People's History, Eighth Edition, presents an innovative combination of case studies and primary source documents that allow students to discover, ...
This introductory survey of American history from the European voyages of discovery to the present includes the political history of the United States written from the perspective of a social...