Reading American Horizons: U.S. History in a Global Context, Volume I: To 1877 - Softcover

Schaller, Michael; Schulzinger, Robert; BezIs-Selfa, John; Thomas Greenwood, Janette; Kirk, Andrew; Purcell, Sarah J.; Sheehan-Dean, Aaron

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199768498 ISBN 13: 9780199768493

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2012

Synopsis

This unique two-volume primary source collection, expertly edited by the authors of American Horizons, provides a diverse set of documents that situate U.S. history within a global context. Covering political, social, and cultural history, the nearly 200 selections--including many visual documents--will spark discussion in the classroom and give students a deeper understanding of America's history. Reading American Horizons includes solid pedagogy, like headnotes and discussion questions, to make the documents more accessible to students.

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About this title

About the Author:

Robert Schulzinger is professor of history at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He received his Ph.D from Yale University in 1971. His areas of expertise are American diplomatic and recent U.S. history. His many publications include A Time for War: The United States and Vietnam (1977), American Diplomacy in the Twentieth Century (1994), and Henry Kissinger: Doctor of Diplomacy (1993). He currently serves as the director of the International Affairs Program at the University of Colorado.

Sarah J. Purcell teaches history at Grinnell College.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0199768498
• ISBN 13: 9780199768493
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192