Discovering the American Past: A Look at the Evidence, Volume I: To 1877 Volume 1

William Bruce Wheeler; Susan Becker; Lorri Glover

ISBN 10: 049579984X / ISBN 13: 9780495799849

Published by Wadsworth Publishing Company, Boston, MA, 2011

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Pages are clean with some notes. Cover corners and edges are lightly rubbed. Binding is tight. 332pp.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Discovering the American Past: A Look at the Evidence, Volume I: To 1877 Volume 1
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Company, Boston, MA
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 049579984X
• ISBN 13: 9780495799849
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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Synopsis

This primary source reader in the popular DISCOVERING series contains a six-part pedagogical framework that guides readers through the process of historical inquiry and explanation. The text emphasizes historical study as interpretation rather than memorization of data. Each chapter is organized around the same pedagogical framework: The Problem, Background, The Method, The Evidence, Questions to Consider, and Epilogue. The Seventh Edition integrates new documents and revised coverage throughout. For example, the Reconstruction chapter, appearing in Volumes I and II, now explores Thomas Nast�s political cartoons and their effect on public opinion.

About the Authors

William Bruce Wheeler received his Ph.D. from the University of Virginia in 1967. He is co-author of DISCOVERING THE GLOBAL PAST (2012), DISCOVERING THE AMERICAN PAST (2012), and DISCOVERING THE WESTERN PAST (2008). He has also written books on Tennessee history and the Tellico Dam.

Susan Becker received her Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University in 1975. Her areas of interest include U.S. social, cultural, and women�s history. She has written THE ORIGINS OF THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT (Greenwood Press, 1981), along with a host of articles on women�s history.

Lorri Glover received her Ph.D. from the University of Kentucky in 1996 and is the John Francis Bannon, S.J., Professor of History at Saint Louis University. She is the author of several books, most recently FOUNDERS AS FATHERS: THE PRIVATE LIVES AND POLITICS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARIES (Yale University Press, 2014) and is the newest co-author of DISCOVERING THE AMERICAN PAST, 8th Edition (Cengage Learning, 2016).