For the Record: A Documentary History of America: From First Contact through Reconstruction
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ISBN: 0393919404 / Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, December 2012
America: A Narrative History
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Shi (history, Furman U.) and Mayer (history, Duquesne U., Pittsburgh) present a revised two-volume primary-source reader for American history survey courses. Primarily a companion reader for America: A Narrative History, Ninth Edition, it is also suitable for use on its own or in conjunction with other survey texts. The first volume covers the period from the first contact of Europeans with the Native Americans in the 1600s, through Reconstruction following the Civil War. It features some 120 textual and visual documents, from varied sources--government documents, newspapers, speeches, letters, and novels--ten that are new to the fifth edition. No subject index is provided. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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