The West: A Narrative History, Combined Volume (2nd Edition)
The West:  A Narrative Historyis one the newest and best Western Civilization textbooks on the market.  It is extremely well written, and is brief enough to allow instructors to assign additional secondary or primary readings.  It has a superb companion web site, and is priced well below most introductory textbooks. The Westcould become the predominant textbook in the field.    - J. Kyle Irvin, Jefferson State Community College