Daily Life through American History in Primary Documents [4 volumes]

With this book, students, teachers, and general readers get a most important look at primary documents―essentially history's "first draft"―revealing rare insights into how American life in past eras really was, and also about how professional historians begin their work.

• More than 200 selected primary documents drawn from more than four centuries of American life

• General overviews for each broad topic and analytical introductions to each specific document by the editor

• A chronological presentation of American history from colonial times to the present

• Brief biographical information on the author and historical context for each document