America: A Narrative History - Hardcover

Shi, David Emory

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Synopsis

Americais the leading narrativehistory because students love to read it. Additional coverage ofimmigration enhances the timeliness of the narrative. New Chapter Openervideos, History Skills Tutorials, and Norton’s adaptive learning tool,InQuizitive, help students develop history skills, engage with the reading, andcome to class prepared. What hasn’t changed? Our unmatched affordability. Choose from Full, Brief(15% shorter), or The Essential Learning Edition--featuring fewer chapters andadditional pedagogy.

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About the Author

David Emory Shi?is president emeritus and professor emeritus at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina. After receiving his PhD from the University of Virginia, he taught for seventeen years at Davidson College, where he won the Distinguished Teaching Award and served as History Department Chair. In addition to authoring the best-selling America: A Narrative History family of books, he is the author of several books focusing on American cultural history, including the award-winning?The Simple Life: Plain Living and High Thinking in American Culture?and?Facing Facts: Realism in American Thought and Culture, 1850–1920. While serving as a Trustee at several colleges, he remains highly engaged with students and instructors around the country with his many annual “author-in-residence” campus visits.

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