About This Edition
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New Features
- Twelve new "Thinking Globally" essays, two within each of the text's six parts, present a different aspect of the American experience contextualized within world history. Readers learn how developments in North America were part of worldwide phenomena, be it the challenge to empire in the 18th century, the rise of socialist ideology in the 19th century, or the globalization that followed World War II. Users see how key aspects of American history were faced by other nations but resolved in distinct ways according to each country's history, cultural traditions, and political and economic structures.
- A renewed and strengthened global focus throughout the text includes new graphics to help users compare American developments to developments around the world in areas such as railroad building, cotton production, city size and urban reform strategies, immigration, automobile ownership, the economic effects of the Great Depression, and women's participation in voting and the workforce.
- "HistoryFinder," an online database, allows instructors to quickly and easily download thousands of assets, including art, photographs, maps, primary sources, and audio/video clips. Each asset downloads directly into a Microsoft® PowerPoint® slide, allowing instructors to easily create exciting PowerPoint® presentations for their classrooms.
Additional Features
- Box-quotes bring varied perspectives to the events chronicled in the historical narrative.
- Every chapter includes an expanded chronology and a list of 10 readable books to consult "To Learn More." A fuller, chapter-by-chapter annotated bibliography suitable for deeper research is provided on the user website.
- A revised Appendix contains abundant statistical data on many aspects of the American historical experience, as well as how the United States compares to other nations.
Explore this title's supplements:
Cengage Advantage Books: The American Pageant, Volume I: To 1877 (14th Edition)
Cengage Advantage Books: The American Pageant, Volume II: Since 1865 (14th Edition)
The History Handbook
Writing for College History: A Short Handbook
Doing History: Research and Writing in the Digital Age
The American Spirit: United States History as Seen by Contemporaries, Volume I: To 1877 (12th Edition)
The American Spirit: United States History as Seen by Contemporaries, Volume II: Since 1865 (12th Edition)
The Modern Researcher (Sixth Edition)