Unto a Good Land: A History of the American People - Hardcover

Harrell Jr., David Edwin; Gaustad, Edwin S.; Boles, John B.; Griffith, Sally Foreman

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0802837182 ISBN 13: 9780802837189

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2005

Synopsis

Introducing a New U.S. History Text That Takes Religion Seriously

Unto a Good Land offers a distinctive narrative history of the American people -- from the first contacts between Europeans and North America's native inhabitants, through the creation of a modern nation, to the 2004 presidential election. Written by a team of highly regarded historians, this textbook shows how grasping the uniqueness of the "American experiment" depends on understanding not only social, cultural, political, and economic factors but also the role that religion has played in shaping U. S. history.

While most United States history textbooks in recent decades have expanded their coverage of social and cultural history, they still tend to shortchange the role of religious ideas, practices, and movements in the American past. Unto a Good Land restores the balance by giving religion its appropriate place in the story.

This readable and teachable text also features a full complement of maps, historical illustrations, and "In Their Own Words" sidebars with excerpts from primary source documents.

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From the Back Cover

Introducing a New U.S. History Text That Takes Religion Seriously

Unto a Good Land offers a distinctive narrative history of the American people — from the first contacts between Europeans and North America’s native inhabitants, through the creation of a modern nation, to the 2004 presidential election. Written by a team of highly regarded historians, this textbook shows how grasping the uniqueness of the “American experiment” depends on understanding not only social, cultural, political, and economic factors but also the role that religion has played in shaping U. S. history.

While most United States history textbooks in recent decades have expanded their coverage of social and cultural history, they still tend to shortchange the role of religious ideas, practices, and movements in the American past. Unto a Good Land restores the balance by giving religion its appropriate place in the story.

This readable and teachable text also features a full complement of maps, historical illustrations, and “In Their Own Words” sidebars with excerpts from primary source documents.

For more information about this book visit: www.untoagoodland.com

From the Inside Flap

Introducing a New U.S. History Text That Takes Religion Seriously

Unto a Good Land offers a distinctive narrative history of the American people from the first contacts between Europeans and North Americaâ s native inhabitants, through the creation of a modern nation, to the 2004 presidential election. Written by a team of highly regarded historians, this textbook shows how grasping the uniqueness of the American experiment depends on understanding not only social, cultural, political, and economic factors but also the role that religion has played in shaping U. S. history.

While most United States history textbooks in recent decades have expanded their coverage of social and cultural history, they still tend to shortchange the role of religious ideas, practices, and movements in the American past. Unto a Good Land restores the balance by giving religion its appropriate place in the story.

This readable and teachable text also features a full complement of maps, historical illustrations, and In Their Own Words sidebars with excerpts from primary source documents.

For more information about this book visit: www.untoagoodland.com

Edition details

• Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802837182
• ISBN 13: 9780802837189
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 1328