Constructing the American Past, Volume 1: A Source Book of a People's History

by Randy W. Roberts, Terry D. Bilhartz, Elliott J. Gorn, et al.

Book Overview

This primary source reader captures the excitement of hands-on history through letters, articles, journalistic sources, photographs and posters. "Constructing the American Past" achieves a level of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0205773648
• ISBN13: 9780205773640
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.3" x 9.0"

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Great choice for American history professors and anyone interested in learning more about American H

I have reviewed many American history-related books for my college classes - textbooks, essay collections, primary source collections. Of all the choices out there, Constructing the American Past is my favorite. Each section begins with an essay that sets the stage for the documents you are going to encounter. Then comes a series of primary documents - brief enough excerpts so that you are not overwhelmed, but long enough to get a well-rounded picture of whatever issue the chapter is address. The documents are followed up with another essay, and finally you are given a few provocative questions to consider. Don't miss the set of documents on the duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr in the Introduction!