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9780077528034

Looseleaf for American History: Connecting with the Past Volume 1

by Brinkley, Alan
  • ISBN13:

    9780077528034

  • ISBN10:

    0077528034

  • Edition: 14th
  • Format: Loose-leaf
  • Copyright: 2011-06-30
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Summary

Connect students to the experienceof history. Connect students to successin history. Alan Brinkley's American Historydemonstrates that history is a dynamic story rather than a static collection of names and dates. American Historyshows an ongoing narrative, exploring historical evidence that teaches us about the past while revealing connections to the present. Known for its clear, single voice and impeccable scholarship, American History,Alan Brinkley's best-selling survey text propels students to think critically about the many forces that continually create and re-create the history of the United States. In this wide-ranging narrative, Alan Brinkley shows the diversity and complexity of the nation and of our understanding of its historyan understanding that continues to evolve both in the events of the present and in our reexamination of new evidence and perspectives on the past. This 14th edition features a new series of Consider the Sourceessays, superior in-text learning tools, four new America in the Worldessays, and extensive content updates that demonstrate how a new generation of historians and of historical actors continues to shape the American story. And now, the most exciting of all, Alan Brinkley's American Historyoffers Connect History, an innovative online assignment and assessment platform, which combines a fully integrated eBook with powerful learning and teaching tools. Tools that make assessment easier, learning more engaging, and studying more efficient. For example within Connect History, a groundbreaking adaptive diagnostic, LearnSmart, provides a personalized study experience for each student ensuring the mastery of basic chapter content. Additionally with Connect History, engaging interactivities such as Critical Missionsimmerse students in pivotal historical events, asks them to explore these situations, and then, make recommendations based on their findings. Connect Historysharpens students' analytical skills, increases historical understanding, and improves overall course success.

Table of Contents

Brief Table of Contents

Chapter One: THE COLLISION OF CULTURES

Chapter Two: TRANSPLANTATIONS AND BORDERLANDS

Chapter Three: SOCIETY AND CULTURE IN PROVINCIAL AMERICA

Chapter Four: THE EMPIRE IN TRANSITION

Chapter Five: THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

Chapter Six: THE CONSTITUTION AND THE NEW REPUBLIC

Chapter Seven: THE JEFFERSONIAN ERA

Chapter Eight: VARIETIES OF AMERICAN NATIONALISM

Chapter Nine: JACKSONIAN AMERICA

Chapter Ten: AMERICA'S ECONOMIC REVOLUTION

Chapter Eleven: COTTON, SLAVERY, AND THE OLD SOUTH

Chapter Twelve: ANTEBELLUM CULTURE AND REFORM

Chapter Thirteen: THE IMPENDING CRISIS

Chapter Fourteen: THE CIVIL WAR

Chapter Fifteen: RECONSTRUCTION AND THE NEW SOUTH

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