America: Pathways to the Present
- ISBN-10
- 0131335103
- ISBN-13
- 9780131335103
- Series
- America
- Category
- Education
- Pages
- 1048
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005-11
- Publisher
- Pearson Prentice Hall
- Authors
- Elisabeth Israels Perry, Andrew Robert Lee Cayton, Linda Reed
Description
This volume focuses on the events from the Civil War through today. The text includes a substantive review unit early American history to facilitate a quick, effective start to the study of modern times.
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