Portrait of America: From Reconstruction to the present
| Author | : Stephen B. Oates |
| Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin |
| Total Pages | : 502 |
| Release | : 1987 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0395369347 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780395369340 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (340 Downloads) |
Download or read book Portrait of America: From Reconstruction to the present written by Stephen B. Oates and published by Houghton Mifflin. This book was released on 1987 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Portrait of America is an anthology of essays written by some of America s most eminent historians. Suitable for U.S. history survey courses, the collection has a loose biographical focus. The essays in this secondary source reader humanize American history by portraying it as a story of real people with whom students can identify.Each selection is preceded by an introduction that sets the context and a helpful glossary that identifies important individuals, events, and concepts. The Eighth Edition includes an essay in which six major historians reflect on the historical significance of September 11, 2001.
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