People and a Nation A History of the United States - To 1877

Name: People and a Nation A History of the United States - To 1877
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ISBN: 9780618947164

ISBN-10: 0618947167

ISBN-13: 9780618947164

Edition: 8th 2008

Authors: Mary Beth Norton, Carol Sheriff, David W. Katzman, David W. Blight, Howard P. Chudacoff

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A People and a Nation offers a spirited narrative that challenges students to think about American history. The authors' attention to race and racial identity and their inclusion of everyday people and popular culture brings history to life, engaging student readers and encouraging them to imagine what life was really like in the past. The Eighth Edition offers highly readable stories and the latest scholarship throughout.

Book details

List price: $207.95
Edition: 8th
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Wadsworth
Publication date: 10/22/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 561
Size: 8.25" wide x 9.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 2.288
Language: English



Preface


Three Old Worlds Create a New, 1492-1600


Europeans Colonize North America, 1600-1650


North America in the Atlantic World, 1650-1720


American Society Transformed, 1720-1770


Severing the Bonds of Empire, 1754-1774


A Revolution, Indeed, 1774-1783


Forging a National Republic, 1776-1789


The Early Republic: Conflicts at Home and Abroad, 1789-1800


Defining the Nation, 1801-1823


The Rise of the South, 1815-1860


The Modernizing North, 1815-1860


Reform and Politics in the Age of Jackson, 1824-1845


The Contested West, 1815-1860


Slavery and America's Future: The Road to War, 1845-1861


Transforming Fire: The Civil War, 1861-1865


Reconstruction: An Unfinished Revolution, 1865-1877


Appendix


Index