Voices of the American Past: Documents in U.S. History

Voices of the American Past: Documents in U.S. History
ISBN-10
0495096741
ISBN-13
9780495096740
Series
Voices of the American Past
Category
History
Pages
304
Language
English
Published
2007-05-03
Publisher
Cengage Learning
Authors
Raymond Hyser, J. Arndt

Description

VOICES OF THE AMERICAN PAST is a two-volume reader that presents a variety of diverse perspectives through more than 230 primary sources. Excerpts from speeches, letters, journals, magazine articles, hearings and government documents raise issues from both public and private aspects of American life throughout history. A Guide to Reading and Interpreting Documents in the front matter explains how and why historians use primary source evidence, and outlines basic points to help students learn to analyze sources. Brief headnotes set each source into context. Questions to Consider precede each document, offering prompts for critical thinking and reflection. The volumes are organized chronologically into 31 chapters, with the Reconstruction chapter overlapping in both volumes -- corresponding to the splits of most survey texts. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

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