The American Promise: A History of the United States, Compact Edition, Volume I: To 1877

By Alan LawsonSusan M. HartmannMichael P. Johnson, et al.

The American Promise is more teachable and memorable than any other U.S. survey text. The balanced narrative braids together political and social history so that students can discern overarching... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312403593
• ISBN13: 9780312403591
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: Bedford Books
• Length: 411 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.9" x 10.1"

Customer Reviews

Narative Textbook

Although "Roark seems to emphasize some events that seem less important to U. S. History" as Mr. Jack A. White stated, this book is written in the narrative stand point. Therefore, it should be read more like a story and not a textbook. If you're using this book in high school, it will be good practice since more college books are narrative.

Very well written.

This book is very well written, quite long, though