American Pageant : A History Of The Republic, Volume I - Text Only - 12th edition

Summary: Supported by colorful anecdotes, first-person quotations, and its trademark wit, The American Pageant is one of the most readable, popular, and effective American history textbooks available. The text's original author, Thomas Bailey, first created the text's distinctive character, which has been preserved by current co-authors David Kennedy and Lizabeth Cohen.

Pedagogy includes chapter-ending chronologies, numerous interesting quotes from historical figure ...show mores, and incisive part openers that contextualize six major periods in American history. The Appendix includes "Suggested Readings" for every chapter, an annotated Constitution of the United States with page references, and an extensive statistical profile of the United States.

• New! The "Examining the Evidence" feature introduces students to the analysis of primary sources by presenting a photograph, artifact, or brief document and prompting students to examine the materials and draw their own conclusions.
• New! The authors have combined Chapters 13 and 14 and Chapters 24 and 28 from the previous edition, reducing the total number of chapters to 42. The reorganization provides tighter chronology and thematic re-working of material on the antebellum and Gilded Age/Progressive Era periods.
• New! The new edition contains increased coverage of immigration, women's political participation, the environmental movement, American Indians, and western history. Throughout the text, social trends and events are more thoroughly integrated into the political narrative.
• "Varying Viewpoints" features examine the scholarly debates surrounding major historical issues, encouraging students to think critically about ways historians disagree.
• "Makers of America" essays focus on the diverse ethnic, racial, and activist groups that compose America's pluralistic society. They have been revised to include topics such as the New Wave feminists and environmentalists.

Edition/Copyright: 12TH 02
Cover: Paperback
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 07/28/2001

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Kennedy, David M. : Stanford University

Cohen, Lizabeth : Harvard University

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I. Founding the New Nation
1. New World Beginnings, 33,000 B.C.-A.D. 1769
2. The Planting of English America, 1500-1733
3. Settling the Northern Colonies, 1619-1700
4. American Life in the Seventeenth Century, 1607-1692
5. Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution, 1700-1775
6. The Duel for North America, 1608-1763
7. The Road to Revolution, 1763-1775
8. America Secedes from the Empire, 1775-1783

II. Building the New Nation
9. The Confederation and the Constitution, 1776-1790
10. Launching the New Ship of State, 1789-1800
11. The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic, 1800-1812
12. The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism, 1812-1824
13. The Rise of a Mass Democracy, 1824-1840
14. Forging the National Economy, 1790-1860
15. The Ferment of Reform and Culture, 1790-1860

III. Testing the New Nation
16. The South and the Slavery Controversy, 1793-1860
17. Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy, 1841-1848
18. Renewing the Sectional Struggle, 1848-1854
19. Drifting Toward Disunion, 1854-1861
20. Girding for War: The North and the South, 1861-1865
21. The Furnace of Civil War, 1861-1865
22. The Ordeal of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

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