History

With its careful balance of the social and political dimensions of American history, America Past and Present, Sixth Edition, helps students grasp the scope and the complexity of the American past.

Written by a distinguished author team, America Past and Present, Sixth Edition, presents a lively narrative, clear organization, exceptional pedagogy, and special features that bring history to life for introductory students.

• The scholarly authority of this text is established by the author team of four active, publishing historians who have made original contributions to the literature of American history, who have kept up with recent historiographical trends in the discipline, and who draw upon their familiarity with primary sources in writing the text.

• The integration of political, diplomatic, social, cultural, and economic history into one rich chronological narrative tells the story of all Americans — white, black, Native Americans, Hispanics, women, politicians, business leaders, and the everyday person on the street.

• Chapter-opening vignettes highlight chapter themes and reveal history's human dimension, capturing the attention of students and leading them to consider the relevance of history in everyday life.

• Feature Essays — one per chapter — offer in-depth examinations of high-interest topics and encourage students to explore further individuals, events, and themes discussed in the chapter.

• Law and Society essays offer detailed discussions of significant, provocative legal cases in US history. Using excerpts from the trial transcript and reports of media coverage about the case, essays examine the impact on U. S. society and ask students to explore the relevance of the legal cases to contemporary life.

• The Divine Interactive Edition CD-ROM has been revised to include the entire text of America Past and Present, 6/e, along with all of the text's new maps and figures. The CD-ROM's Primary Sources, Study Questions, and Video Clips have also been revised.

• Six new feature essays are introduced, five of them focusing on aspects of diversity and multiculturalism throughout American history. For example, the new feature essay in chapter 4, “Learning to Live with Diversity in the Eighteenth Century: What Is an American?” examines cultural tensions in pre-Revolutionary America. “Unintended Consequences: The Second Great Migration,” the new feature essay in chapter 30, considers the impact of the Immigration Act of 1965. Other new feature essays are “Counting the People: The Federal Census of 1790” (chapter 7); “Hispanic America After 1848: A Case Study in Minority Rule” (chapter 12); “The Enigma of John Brown” (chapter 14); and “Americans by the Numbers: The 1890 Census” (chapter 21).

• Three new Law and Society essays offer detailed discussions of landmark court cases that have shaped American society. The three new essays are “The Case of Dred and Harriet Scott: Blurring the Borders of Politics and Justice,” (Ch. 14), “Plessy v. Ferguson: The Shaping of Jim Crow,” (Ch. 19), and “Roe v. Wade: The Struggle over Women's Reproductive Rights (Ch. 31).

• History Place icons in every chapter identify general and specific topics featured on Longman's History Place Web Site and enrich the text's presentation of history through multimedia links, primary sources, debates and essays, timelines, and interactive maps.

• “A Look at the Past” photographs of material culture artifacts show students the kinds of evidence historians use to understand and interpret the past. Extended captions include analytical questions that encourage students to identify and reflect on the historical significance of the object pictured.

• A foldout comparative timeline displays a comprehensive chronology of significant political/diplomatic, social/economic, and cultural events throughout U.S. history. The reverse side displays a series of maps with accompanying text that traces the territorial growth of the United States.

• End-of chapter Suggested Readings and Additional Bibliography have been thoroughly revised, condensed, and updated to highlight most recent works of significant historical scholarship. Suggested Web Sites direct students to on-line resources.

• Text changes:

  • Ch. 16: extends discussion of historians' debate over Reconstruction.

  • Ch. 31: new section on social issues of the 1970s examines changes in family life, the women's movement, and the gay liberation movement.

  • Ch. 32: expanded discussion of the economy during the 1980s; discussion of major social dilemmas of the 1980s—AIDS crisis and drug wars—continued through the 1990s.

  • Ch. 33: extends discussion of politics, economics, and social issues through the 1990s, including both domestic and international events, and concluding with section on the election of 2000.

* All new essays are asterisked below.

16. The Agony of Reconstruction.

17. The West: Exploiting an Empire.

18. The Industrial Society.

19. Toward an Urban Society, 1877-1900.

20. Political Realignments in the 1890s.

21. Toward Empire.

22. The Progressive Era.

23. From Roosevelt to Wilson in the Age of Progressivism.

24. The Nation at War.

25. Transition to Modern America.

26. Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal.

27. America and the World, 1921-1945.

28. The Onset of the Cold War.

29. Affluence and Anxiety.

30. The Turbulent Sixties.

31. A Crisis in Confidence, 1969-1980.

32. The Republican Resurgence, 1980-1992.

33. America in Flux: The Anxious Nineties.

Appendix.

Credits.


Index.

U.S. History: Volume 2 (after 1865)  [COMPREHENSIVE]   (U.S. History)
U.S. History: Combined Volume  [COMPREHENSIVE]   (U.S. History)

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  America Past and Present, Volume 2 (since 1865), 8/E
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  America Past and Present integrates the social and political dimensions of American history into one rich chronological narrative, providing students with a full picture of the scope and complexity of the American past.

  
  

  Writing in a lively narrative style by six award-winning historians, America Past and Present tells the story of all Americans—elite and ordinary, women and men, rich and poor, white majority and minorities—the authors, six active, publishing, and award-winning historians, bringing history to life for introductory students.

  
  

  In the new 8^th edition of America Past and Present, the authors have streamlined the coverage in the contemporary chapters and added a new feature that explores the connections between the past and the present.

Companion Website with Online Practice Tests, 6/E
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Text-Specific Map Transparencies, 6/E
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Companion Website with Online Practice Tests, 6/E
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Building Bridges: The Allyn & Bacon Student Guide to Service-Learning
Hamner
©2002 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 128 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205319742 | ISBN-13: 9780205319749
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Discovering American History Through Maps and Views (Download Only)
Danzer
©1991 | Prentice Hall | On-line Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0673537668 | ISBN-13: 9780673537669
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InterWrite PRS RF (Personal Response System)
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©2005 | Prentice Hall | Electronic Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205436951 | ISBN-13: 9780205436958

Longman American History Study Site (Open Access)
Longman
©2007 | Prentice Hall | Website | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205568351 | ISBN-13: 9780205568352
URL:  http://www.longmanamericanhistory.com

Longman Digital Media Archive CD-ROM for History
Longman
©2003 | Prentice Hall | CD-ROM Only | Instock
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ResearchNavigator.com Guide
Allyn & Bacon & Barr
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ISBN-10: 020552396X | ISBN-13: 9780205523962

ResearchNavigator.com Guide
Allyn & Bacon
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ISBN-10: 0205517196 | ISBN-13: 9780205517190

United States Historical Atlas, Volume I
Prentice Hall
©2013 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 96 pp | Estimated Availability : 12/01/2012
ISBN-10: 0131932799 | ISBN-13: 9780131932791

VangoNotes Audio Study Guide for U.S. History, Individual Chapter
Longman
©2007 | Prentice Hall | VangoNote | Instock
ISBN-10: 032145491X | ISBN-13: 9780321454911
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VangoNotes Audio Study Guide for U.S. History, since 1865
Longman
©2007 | Prentice Hall | VangoNote | Instock
ISBN-10: 0321464850 | ISBN-13: 9780321464859
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VangoNotes Audio Study Guide for U.S. History, to 1877
Longman
©2007 | Prentice Hall | VangoNote | Instock
ISBN-10: 0321459105 | ISBN-13: 9780321459107
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Visual Archives of American History, Updated Second Edition, 2/E
Longman
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ISBN-10: 032118694X | ISBN-13: 9780321186942

iClicker Classroom Response System
iClicker & Allyn & Bacon/Longman
©2008 | Prentice Hall | Electronic Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205594506 | ISBN-13: 9780205594504

For U.S. History: Volume 2 (after 1865)

Comprehensive American History Transparency Set (Download only)
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©1995 | Prentice Hall | Transparency | Instock
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For U.S. History: Combined Volume

Comprehensive American History Transparency Set (Download only)
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Companion Website with Online Practice Tests, 6/E
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