The American Promise: A History of the United States, Compact Edition, Volume I: To 1877 - Softcover

Roark, James L.; Johnson, Michael P.; Cohen, Patricia Cline; Stage, Sarah; Lawson, Alan; Hartmann, Susan M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312403593 ISBN 13: 9780312403591

Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2002

Synopsis

The American Promise, Value Edition, has long been a favorite with students who value the text’s readability, clear chronology, and lively voices of ordinary Americans, all in a portable format. Instructors have long valued the full narrative accompanied by a 2-color map program and the rich instructor resources of the parent text made available at an affordable price. The sixth edition introduces a breakthrough in teaching and learning through the addition ofLaunchPad, which combines carefully-curated new assignments and assessments integrated with the full-length parent text e-book—the same narrative in the Value Edition but with full color art and maps and more features for analysis—in its own intuitive course space. The American Promise Value Edition with LaunchPad now provides the best formats for every activity—the print book allows for a seamless reading experience whileLaunchPad provides the right space for active learning assignments and dynamic course management tools that measure and analyze student progress.LaunchPad comes with a wealth of primary sources and special critical thinking activities to help students progress toward learning outcomes;LearningCurve, the adaptive learning tool that students love to use to cement their understanding of the text and instructors love to assign to prepare students for class; and a suite of instructor resources from videos to test banks that make teaching simpler and more effective.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0312403593
• ISBN 13: 9780312403591
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 411