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AMERICAN PAGEANT 16th EDITION TEXTBOOK
THE AMERICAN PAGEANT enjoys a reputation as one of the most popular, effective, and entertaining texts in American history. The colorful anecdotes, first-person quotations, and trademark wit bring American history to life. The 16th edition places an even greater emphasis on the global context of American history through a new feature, "Thinking Globally." Revised primary source features excite student interest and help them learn to examine documents the way historians do.
AMSCO - United States History: Preparing for AP Examination 2016 Edition
This best-selling program is divided into nine chronological periods mirroring the structure of the new AP U.S. College Board Curriculum framework and reflects the Board’s effort to focus on trends rather than isolated facts. Each period features a one-page overview suggesting various ways historians have studied the period and lists the three featured key concepts from the College Board Curriculum Framework. Each chapter concludes with historical perspectives, a feature that addresses the College Board emphasis on how historians have interpreted the events of the chapter in various ways. The chapter conclusion features a list of key terms, people, and events organized by theme, reflecting the College Board’s focus on asking students to identify themes not just events. The chapter assessments include eight multiple-choice items, each tied to a source as on the new AP exam as well as four short-answer questions. Also included are period reviews with long-essay questions and document-based questions in the format of those on the new AP exam.
Features
Features
- This new edition maintains readable narrative and the Document-Based Questions that have made it a teacher and student favorite. It also incorporates many new features reflecting the updated test.
- Divided into nine chronological periods mirroring the structure of the new AP U.S. College Board Curriculum Framework, the text reflects the Board's effort to focus on trends rather than isolated facts.
- Each period features a one-page overview suggesting various ways historians have studied the period and lists the three featured Key Concepts from the College Board Curriculum Framework.
- Each chapter narrative concludes with Historical Perspectives, a feature that addresses the College Board emphasis on how historians have interpreted the events of the chapter in various ways.
- The chapter conclusion features a list of key terms, people, and events organized by theme, reflecting the College Board's focus on asking students to identify themes, not just events, in history.
- Chapter assessments include eight multiple-choice items, each tied to a source as on the new AP exam, as well as four short-answer questions.
- Period reviews include both long-essay questions and Document-Based Questions in the format of those on the new AP exam.
- An updated design makes the book more reader-friendly and includes more visuals and tables.
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AMERICAN YAWP- Are you looking to go deeper into history than the AMSCO book? Check out this online US History textbook!
A People's History of the United States
A People's History of the United States is a 1980 non-fiction book by American historian and political scientist Howard Zinn. In the book, Zinn seeks to present an alternate interpretation of the history of the United States. According to the author, American history is to a large extent the exploitation of the majority by an elite minority.
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