num_pages: 550
description: 
  The American People: Creating a Nation and a Society
 
  Volume I • To 1877
 
  Primary Source Edition • Seventh Edition
 
  Nash • Jeffrey • Howe • Frederick • Davis • Winkler • Mires • Pestana
 Experience history through the eyes of those who were there. With 32 primary source documents, The American People: Creating a Nation and a Society, Seventh Edition, Primary Source Edition, has everything students need to master the course—a rich text with a clear, relevant, and balanced portrait of the social, economic, and cultural issues in U.S. history plus a wealth of original documents that help make the material come alive. In addition, “Document Analysis” questions encourage students to delve deeper into the documents and to explore how they relate to the events of the time. Here is a sample of the primary source documents included 
   Benjamin Franklin, “Testimony Against the Stamp Act” (1766) Boston Gazette, “Description of the Boston Massacre” (1770)  “A Catechism for Slaves” (1854)  Poem, “The Slave Auction,” by Frances E. W. Harper (1854)  William Lloyd Garrison, First Issue of The Liberator (1831)
 A complete listing of the primary source documents can be found on the first page of this book. Do you want more primary source documents? All of the documents in this text—plus hundreds more at no additional cost—can be found on Longman’s exclusive Website: www.MyHistoryLab.com. MyHistoryLab is FREE when bundled with thisbook! MyHistoryLab also contains a wealth of other resources including images, maps, audio clips, the electronic textbook, student assessment (pre-tests, post-tests, and chapter exams), fifty of the most commonly assigned works on the history bookshelf, and much more. Available Versions  Single Volume Edition, Chapters 1–31 (ISBN 0-321-46334-X) Volume I: To 1877, Chapters 1–16 (ISBN 0-321-46336-6) Volume II: Since 1865, Chapters 16–31 (ISBN 0-321-46682-9) 
language: English
title: The American People: Creating a Nation and Society, Vol. 1, 7th Edition
titlecomplete: The American People: Creating a Nation and Society, Vol. 1, 7th Edition (MyHistoryLab Series)
genres: History, Textbooks, American History, Nonfiction, College, School
ratings_count: 155
publisher: Longman