Published by Pearson (6 July 2016) © 2017
The American People: Creating a Nation and a Society, Concise Edition presents an accessible social history of the US. This concise text examines US history as revealed through the experiences of diverse Americans, both ordinary and extraordinary. With a thought-provoking and rich presentation, the authors explore the complex lives of Americans of all national origins and cultural backgrounds, at all levels of society, and in all regions of the country.
The 8th Edition offers new and updated content that ensures an up-to-date learning experience. Chapter-opening American Stories explore the experiences of ordinary Americans. An international perspective encourages you to think across national boundaries and understand the ways in which US history intersects with the world.
1. Ancient America and Africa
2. Europeans and Africans Reach the Americas
3. Colonizing a Continent in the Seventeenth Century
4. The Maturing of Colonial Society
5. Bursting the Bonds of Empire
6. A People in Revolution
7. Creating a Nation
8. Currents of Change in the Northeast and the Old Northwest
9. Slavery and the Old South
10. Shaping America in the Antebellum Age
11. Moving West
12. The Union in Peril
13. The Civil War
14. The Union Reconstructed
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