Of the People: A History of the United States, Concise, Volume II: Since 1865

Of the People: A Concise History of the United States, Second Edition, not only tells the history of America of its people and places, of its dealings and ideals but it also unfolds the story of American democracy, carefully marking how this country's evolution has been anything but certain, from its complex beginnings to its modern challenges. This comprehensive survey focuses on the social and political lives of people some famous, some ordinary revealing the compelling story of America's democracy from an individual perspective, from across the landscapes of diverse communities, and ultimately from within the larger context of the world.

The Concise Second Edition tells the same great story, but with fewer words and images. Maintaining the structure, the features, and maps of the comprehensive edition, this concise version has been thoughtfully condensed paragraphs now contain trimmed sentences and a reduced number of examples thus leaving the book's core content and compelling narrative unchanged. The second edition includes 75 percent fewer margin quotations and 60 percent fewer images than in the comprehensive edition.

• The Making of Asian America: A History
• American Exodus: The Dust Bowl Migration and Okie Culture in California
• Coming of Age in Mississippi: The Classic Autobiography of Growing Up Poor and Black in the Rural South
• The Gilded Age: A History in Documents (Pages from History)
• Of the People: A History of the United States, Concise, Volume I: To 1877
• Big Little Man
• A True American: The Story of a Pearl Harbor Survivor, World War II, Korean and Vietnam War Veteran
• The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir
• Revolutionary Summer: The Birth of American Independence
• Abraham Lincoln and Civil War America: A Biography