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Out of Many: A History of the American People, Combined (3rd Edition)
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Binding: Textbook Binding
Dewey Decimal Number: 973
EAN: 9780139497605
Edition: 3rd
ISBN: 0139497609
Label: Prentice Hall College Div
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall College Div
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 1038
Publication Date: June 15, 1999
Publisher: Prentice Hall College Div
Studio: Prentice Hall College Div
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Editorial Review:
This major revision of a pathbreaking book weaves together the complex interaction of social, political, and historical forces that have shaped the United States and from which “the American people” have evolved by telling stories of people and of the nation and emphasizing that American history has never been the preserve of any particular region. Traditional turning points and watershed events are integrated with the stories of the nation's many diverse communities. The book's trademark “continental” approach has been expanded to incorporate a greater hemispheric perspective, while a new community and memory feature analyzes the role—and the conflicts—of historical memory in shaping communities' understanding of the past. Community and memory essays examine such topics as conflicts over Indian burial grounds, controversies surrounding the Alamo, and the way in which the American media is putting the World Trade Center bombing into historical perspective. Incorporates the latest research on the South, popular culture, science and technology, and the Cold War. Features full coverage of the African American experience—with full chapters on slavery and empire in the colonial period and the civil rights movement from the 1940's to the 1960's. Discussion of the role of minorities includes African Americans, Mexican Americans, Asians, and Pacific Islanders. Historians and anyone interested in American history from a narrative approach.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - great!
I use this book in school as a student, and it is probably the best book to learn a detailed history of the United States.
Rating: - Excellent American History Resource
History textbooks are usually inadequate and painfully boring. This book is exceptionally well-written, accurate and interesting. It's great!
Rating: - This book is awesome.
I am a secondary education history major and I use this book in my US history class. I find it to be simply outstanding. It reads like a novel and not like a text book. This is a must have for any history buff.
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