"The American Journey, a cornerstone series for the U.S. History market, successfully blends the coverage of political and social histories of our great nation throughout the series. With this focus, the authors show that our attempt to live up to our American ideals is an ongoing journey. This journey, while still a work in progress, is increasingly more inclusive of different groups and ideas. The Concise Edition offers a trade-like fu ..."
"The American Journey successfully blends the coverage of political and social histories of the United States. The authors show that our attempt to live up to our American ideals is an ongoing journey. This journey is still a work in progress and is increasingly more inclusive of different groups and ideas. The Concise Edition continues this focus on the journey of individuals and groups in shaping America in a new trade-like full color ..."
"For all the advances of the civil rights movement, and for all the cultural diversity attending economic prosperity, many white southerners have been unable to relinquish the Confederate past and the idea of a heroic, liberty-loving South crushed by power-hungry Yankees. The Making of a Confederate uses the life of one man―Walter Lenoir of North Carolina―to explore the origins of southern white identity and the myriad ambiguities and co ..."