THE BRIEF AMERICAN PAGEANT presents a concise and vivid chronological narrative, focusing on the central themes and great public debates that have dominated American history. Colorful anecdotes, first-person quotations, and the text’s trademark wit are all evident throughout. The strong historical narrative is highlighted by focus questions, chapter outlines and summaries, marginal glossaries, and special features such as “Makers of America”, “Examining the Evidence”, and “Thinking Globally”. Also available in the following split options: Volume I: To 1877 (Chapters 1-22), ISBN: 9781285193304; Volume II: Since 1865 (Chapters 22-41), ISBN: 9781285193311. 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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Colorful anecdotes, first-person quotations, and the text's trademark wit keep readers engaged.
Colorful anecdotes, first-person quotations, and the text's trademark wit are all evident throughout.
The Brief American Pageant: History of the United States
Colorful anecdotes, first-person quotations, and the text's trademark wit are all evident throughout.
... The Unwritten War: American Writers and the Civil War (1973) David W. Blight, Race and Reunion: The Civil War in American Memory (2001) Richard J. Carwardine, Lincoln (2003) LaWanda Cox, Lincoln and Black Freedom (1981) David H.
[This book] focuses on the great public debates that have dominated American history and presents a ... chronological narrative, including colorful anecdotes [and] first-person quotations.-Back cover.
The Brief American Pageant: A History of the Republic
The Fifteenth edition includes markedly deeper explorations of the cultural innovations, artistic movements, and intellectual doctrines that have engaged and inspired Americans and shaped the course of American history.
But Wilson made it clear that the kaiser must be thrown overboard before an armistice could be negotiated. ... (1918) Effort led by General John J. (“Black Jack”) Pershing to cut the German railroad lines supplying the western front.