This Land: A History of the United States
- ISBN-10
- 1881089703
- ISBN-13
- 9781881089704
- Series
- This Land
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 552
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003-08-01
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Authors
- Philip J. Deloria, Patricia Nelson Limerick, David Burner
Description
Designed for teachers and students of the United States history survey course who prefer a larger measure of social history content, along with all the vital materials in political, diplomatic, legal, and economic history. This four-color text is written by four major American historians. Its dramatic, clear prose, aimed at beginning college students, tells the nation's story in a way they will both feel and reflect on. It is a full length, standard-sized textbook that provides a coherent narrative rich in relating history, accomplishing its goals in slightly under a thousand pages of highly readable text, not including the appendices and comprehensive index. Accompanied by abundant ancillary materials: maps, charts, tables, and separate student workbook.
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- 2020-10-27
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