num_pages: 400
description: Portrait of America is an anthology of essays written by some of America's most eminent historians. Suitable for U.S. history survey courses, the collection has a loose biographical focus. The essays in this secondary source reader humanize American history by portraying it as a story of real people with whom students can identify. Each selection is preceded by an introduction that sets the context and a helpful glossary that identifies important individuals, events, and concepts. The Eighth Edition includes an essay in which six major historians reflect on the historical significance of September 11, 2001.
language: English
title: Portrait of America 2: From Reconstruction to the Present
titlecomplete: Portrait of America 2: From Reconstruction to the Present
genres: History, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 21
publisher: Houghton Mifflin School