America Firsthand, Volume I: Readings from Settlement to Reconstruction

by John M. Giggie, Anthony Marcus, David Burner

Book Overview

This distinctive, class-tested primary source reader tells America's story through the words and other creative expressions of the ordinary and extraordinary Americans who shaped it. Now featuring the contributions of new co-author John M. Giggie, an award-winning teacher and scholar from the University of Alabama, America Firsthand offers a remarkable range of first-person perspectives that bring the past vividly to life -- from an African American minister's message of racial liberation, to the prison notes of suffragists, to a writer's recollections of Sputnik . "Points of View" sections provide varied vantage points on important topics, and "Visual Portfolios" draw students into interpreting the visual record. This carefully crafted, ready-to-go collection saves instructors time and effort in finding consistently engaging and informative sources.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312656408
• ISBN13: 9780312656409
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Bedford Books
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.5" x 9.2"