American Issues: A Primary Source Reader in United States History - Softcover

Unger, Irwin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0130319562 ISBN 13: 9780130319562

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 1994

Synopsis

American Issues is an anthology of compelling primary source documents that offers a unique perspective on the American experience, in which those who actually lived the drama of the moment recount their observations, express their feelings and opinions, and draw their own conclusions about the events and issues that influenced their lives and ultimately shaped American society as a whole. The carefully chosen readings, which deal with a wide range of important political, social, cultural, and economic problems, reflect the complexity and diversity of the American past. Each section presents differing and often opposing points of view on matters that have had a profound impact on our individual lives as well as our collective life as a nation. Irwin Unger and Robert R. Tomes provide a thought-provoking forum that forces readers to confront the American past as it was really lived, with all its intricate considerations, its passions, and its apparent contradictions. The readings are strategically arranged and framed with thorough background explanations to enable readers to challenge previously held assumptions, correct misinformation, stimulate critical. and analytical thinking, and, most of all, form mature, defensible judgments on the issues that have shaped our lives and comprise our past.

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From the Publisher

An anthology of primary documents, letters, articles, etc. in which participants and contremporary observers express their opinions, make their observations, and reach their conclusions about events and issues of their own day that affected the nation and American society.

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0130319562
• ISBN 13: 9780130319562
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 2