American Passages: A History of the United States, Vol. I: To 1877

by Lewis L. Gould, David M. Oshinsky, Edward L. Ayers, et al.

Book Overview

Each chapter in this thorough, chronologically-organized book follows the contours of sequence, event, and connection, emphasizing the most significant events and changes of the period covered.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0495050628
• ISBN13: 9780495050629
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Company
• Length: 608 Pages
• Weight: 2.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.5" x 10.8"

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Great history resource...

American Passages: A History of the United States, Compact Edition (Cengage Advantage Books) (v. 1 & 2) required college book for my daughter. Great source for American History & interesting.

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Attractive and Thoughtful, but Huge!

American Passages was the textbook used for one of my American History courses. As my instructor said, it was a much tougher book than the previous one that had been used for the course, and I can understand why. The chapters are very long, sometimes inordinately so, and even though I was interested in the material and a good reader, they often took an hour or more to read through. However, the material _was_ interesting, the pictures, maps, graphs, and additional information well done, and it was well written. It does not go into full coverage of some topics, but I found it to be well-rounded, exploring many of the diverse issues that influenced our history and culture. It's an awe-inspiring journey to look through the past of our nation and see how it has impacted the present!The book covers history from pre-Columbian days all the way through Clinton's presidency and the various scandals. Not many books can claim to be that current! Certainly a beautiful addition to any collection, and a wonderful resource for anyone interested in American History - just don't wait 'til the last minute if you're reading it for school!