Books

16 results found
Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Lies My Teacher Told Me Lies My Teacher Told Me James W. Loewen,Rebecca Stefoff Since its first publication in 1995, Lies My Teacher Told Me has gone on to win an American Book Award, the Oliver Cromwell Cox Award for Distinguished Anti-Racist Scholarship, and to sell over half … OL106813W
An American Primer An American Primer Daniel J. Boorstin Anthology of essays, laws, speeches and other writings illustrating the American way of life. OL1169614W
The Bill of Rights and the States The Bill of Rights and the States Patrick T. Conley Sponsored by the U.S. Constitution Council of the Thirteen Original States and the Center for the Study of the American Constitution. OL15725410W
Milestone Documents of American Leaders Milestone Documents of American Leaders Paul Finkelman This four-volume set offers a unique biographical approach to the study of primary source documents, with entries devoted to a diverse array of key figures from American history. From U.S. presidents… OL16797365W
Sourcebook and index Sourcebook and index Byron Hollinshead Contains source documents for American history, and the series index. OL18868402W
Words that built a nation Words that built a nation Miller, Marilyn A collection of thirty-nine contemporary documents tracing the history of the United States, including such areas as human rights, the environment, and immigration. Includes commentary, photographs, … OL1931401W
The American spirit The American spirit David M. Kennedy,Thomas A. Bailey,Thomas Andrew Bailey Presents the social and political history of the United States through contemporary source materials from the era of Reconstruction to the present day. OL19538223W
A History of US-All the People 1945-1996 #10 A History of US-All the People 1945-1996 #10 Joy Hakim Recommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text. In the years after WWII, America became the worlds greatest power. All the … OL1965051W
A documentary history of the United States A documentary history of the United States Richard D. Heffner "Here, in a single volume, are the documents, speeches, and letters that have forged American history, now updated with new content such as Trump's inaugural address. Accompanied by interpretations o… OL19664232W
Capital punishment in the United States Capital punishment in the United States Bryan Vila Contains primary source material. OL19669000W
Exploring the frontier Exploring the frontier C. Carter Smith Describes and illustrates the exploration of the American frontier from 1776 to the late nineteenth century, through a variety of images created during that period. OL19704116W
Our Country's Founders Our Country's Founders William J. Bennett A book of advice from our nation's founders on how to be a good citizen and a worthy member of civil society. This is a book of advice from our nation's founders on how to be a good citizen and a wo… OL477194W
A People's History of the United States A People's History of the United States Howard Zinn,Howard Zinn Known for its lively, clear prose as well as its scholarly research, *A People's History of the United States* is the only volume to tell America's story from the point of view of -- and in the words… OL50283W
Colonial life Colonial life Rebecca Stefoff Presents the history of the British colonies in North America, beginning with the Jamestown settlement, through excerpts from letters, pamphlets, journal entries, and other documents of the time. OL56011W
Reconstruction Reconstruction Timothy Flanagan Uses primary source documents, narrative, and illustrations to recount the history of the Reconstruction, as the United States government and people worked to recover from the effects of the Civil Wa… OL6031362W
Ken Burns's America Ken Burns's America Gary R. Edgerton "The Civil War. Baseball. Jazz. More than 150 million Americans have seen Ken Burns's documentaries chronicling their history on public television. With their signature blending of images, interviews… OL6092545W