America: A Concise History, Volume 2

by Lynn Dumenil, David Brody, James A. Henretta, et al.

Book Overview

Known for its interpretive voice, balanced analysis, and brief-yet-comprehensive narrative, America: A Concise History helps students to make sense of it all while modeling the kind of thinking and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1457648644
• ISBN13: 9781457648649
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Bedford Books
• Length: 656 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Good history book for summer class

This book was a required reading in a short summer history class. The book reads well and is relatively easy to get through. The chapters are organized into sections based on events, so there were some time jumps that I found confusing, but other than that this was one of the best class books I've had.

Great

This book is so informative and gets right to the point! It is enjoyable and easy to read. I thoroughly recommend this book. Buy it today from Kels1720 at a steal of a price and you will be so happy that you did!

Great Book

I was very happy with the book. I was however disappointed with the shipping time. I paid for 2-day delivery, but didn't know that processing the book would take so long. It ended up coming one day before my first test. Luckily I did very well without the book, but next time I will know.

Well written

James A. Henretta and his colleagues have successfully written a concise history book that is not boring or tedious. It offers smooth transitions from topic to topic. It's concise and not boring, not like a tranqualizer like some history texts.

very readable; the narrative flows gracefully

The authors had a difficult task. To further shorten their other text, "America's History", by almost 50%. Yet they seem to have succeeded. The book has a logical narrative flow. That does not feel like a standard text. Quite expertly done. When you consider that very disparate topics are covered. Like reform in the Progressive Era, or the emergence of the US as a world power. But somehow, each chapter segues gracefully into its successor. The book also starts each chapter with a human interest anecdote. To try and bring the chapter's theme down to an easily comprehensible scale. And thus to motivate the reader into absorbing the broader mass of the chapter. The book is well suited for a general audience.