America: A Narrative History - Softcover

George Brown Tindall; David Emory Shi

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0393968758 ISBN 13: 9780393968750

Publisher: Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc., 1996

Synopsis

This work is the second of a two-volume set that presents a chronological, narrative history of America, with a blend of political, social, cultural and economic history. The fourth edition devotes more attention to the theme of the frontier in American history.

About this title

About the Author:

George B. Tindall, Kenan Professor of History Emeritus at the University of North Carolina, is one of the country's most distinguished professors of American history. He is the author of many books, including South Carolina Negroes, 1877-1900; the award-winning Emergence of the New South, 1913-1945; The Disruption of the Solid South; and The Ethnic Southerners. David E. Shi is president and professor of history at Furman University. He was the Frontis W. Johnston Professor of History at Davidson College for over a decade. His four books highlight his expertise in American culture: Mathew Josephson, Bourgeois Bohemian; The Simple Life: Plain Living and High Thinking in American Culture; In Search of the Simple Life: American Voices, Past and Present; and Facing Facts: Realism in American Thought and Culture.

About this edition

• Publisher: Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0393968758
• ISBN 13: 9780393968750
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4