This course provides a survey of the history of the United States from the exploration of the New World through the Civil War and Reconstruction. The material is presented in four units, in approximate chronological order, with emphasis on the social, economic, and political developments of the Colonial era, the early republic, the ante-bellum period, and the Civil War and Reconstruction. Orders are shipped via UPS, so please include a street address.
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Since changes in edition can take place, students are advised to wait and purchase texts after enrolling in the course and receiving the course study guide. John M. Blum et al. The National Experience, Part One, A History of the United States To 1877 . Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1993. Steven A. Channing.