Discovering the American Past to 1877 A Look at the Evidence

Name: Discovering the American Past to 1877 A Look at the Evidence
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ISBN: 9780618522590

ISBN-10: 061852259X

ISBN-13: 9780618522590

Edition: 6th 2007

Authors: William Bruce Wheeler, Susan D. Becker

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This primary source reader in the popular Discovering series 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. The Sixth Edition integrates new documents and revised coverage throughout. Appearing in Volumes I and II, the Reconstruction chapter uncovers the work ethic of farmers and workers in the West and North following the Civil War. Each chapter is organized within the same pedagogical framework: The Problem, Background, The Method, The Evidence, Questions to Consider, and Epilogue. New! With new organization and source…

Book details

List price: $89.95
Edition: 6th
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: CENGAGE Learning
Publication date: 10/20/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 7.75" wide x 9.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English

William Bruce Wheeler received his Ph.D. from the University of Virginia in 1967. He is co-author of DISCOVERING THE GLOBAL PAST (2012), DISCOVERING THE AMERICAN PAST (2012), and DISCOVERING THE WESTERN PAST (2008). He has also written books on Tennessee history and the Tellico Dam.




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The Evidence: Excerpt from Ida B. Wells' United States Atrocities, 1892 Booker T. Washington's Atlanta Exposition Address, 1895 Excerpt from Henry McNeal Turner's ""The American Negro and His Fatherland,"" 1895 Excerpts from