Reading the American Past: Volume I: To 1877

With five carefully selected documents per chapter, this two-volume primary source reader presents a wide range of documents representing political, social, and cultural history in a manageable, accessible way. Thirty-two new documents infuse the collection with the voices of an even wider range of historical actors. Expertly edited by Michael P. Johnson, one of the authors of The American Promise, the readings can be used to spark discussion in any classroom and fit into any syllabus. Headnotes and discussion questions help students approach the documents, and comparative questions encourage students to make connections across documents.

• The American Promise, Value Edition, Volume 1
• Reading the American Past: Volume II: From 1865: 2
• Understanding the American Promise, Volume I: To 1877
• The American Promise: A Concise History, Volume 1
• American Revolutions: A Continental History, 1750-1804
• The American Promise: A Concise History, Volume 1
• The South Vs. The South: How Anti-Confederate Southerners Shaped the Course of the Civil War
• The Great Awakening: A Brief History with Documents (Bedford Series in History and Culture)
• America: A Narrative History (Brief Tenth Edition) (Vol. 1)
• Jefferson vs. Hamilton: Confrontations That Shaped a Nation (Bedford Series in History and Culture Book 1)