Overview
This is Volume I (to 1877) of THE AMERICAN PAST: A SURVEY OF AMERICAN HISTORY, Seventh Edition. Now in its Seventh Edition, Conlin's introductory American history text continues to offer a colorful and engaging look at the individuals, events, and ideas that have shaped our nation's past. Accessible and lively, it emphasizes political history, yet provides balanced coverage of social, cultural, economic, intellectual, constitutional, diplomatic, and military events. Consistent scholarship and a unique organization make this book comprehensive and manageable, while new chronologies offer students quick reference and easy review of the major events and movements covered in each chapter. The text benefits from Conlin's literary narrative, which lends a unifying voice that captures and holds students' interest. THE AMERICAN PAST: A SURVEY OF AMERICAN HISTORY, SEVENTH EDITION is available in the following split options: THE AMERICAN PAST: A SURVEY OF AMERICAN HISTORY, Comprehensive, Seventh Edition (Chapters 1-51), ISBN: 0534621368; THE AMERICAN PAST, VOLUME I: TO 1877, Seventh Edition (Chapters 1-25), ISBN: 0534621376; THE AMERICAN PAST, VOLUME II: SINCE 1865, Seventh Edition (Chapters 25-51), ISBN: 0534621384.