The American Story: Penguin, Combined Volume - Softcover

"An exceptionally engaging narrative....Written in a lively style that will surely grab the attention of students, this textbook offers a balanced approach to the American past by concisely blending political, economic, social, and cultural history." -Brad Cartwright, University of Texas at El Paso "The approach the authors have taken makes the course not only easier to teach, but by far more interesting in that it challenges the students to consider different viewpoints and the impact each has on the whole of history." -Daniel Donalson, Houston Community College Southeast "The text accomplishes the difficult task of merging narrative with multiple perspectives, keeping a careful eye on the diversity of American experiences. The writing is engaging, the scholarship is up-to-date, and the overall value of the textbook makes it an excellent choice for U.S. survey courses." -Melanie Perrault, Salisbury University

Focuses students on the story of American history. The American Story integrates the social and political dimensions of American history into one chronological narrative, providing students with a full picture of the scope and complexity of the American past. This text is the concise version of America: Past and Present 10th edition. It includes the complete narrative from the comprehensive title with fewer in-text features, so students get the full story of American history at a more affordable price. MyHistoryLab icons are paired with images in the text for more thorough integration between the book and online resources. A better teaching and learning experience This program will provide a better teaching and learning experience-for you and your students. Here's how: Personalize Learning - The new MyHistoryLab delivers proven results in helping students succeed, provides engaging experiences that personalize learning, and comes from a trusted partner with educational expertise and a deep commitment to helping students and instructors achieve their goals. Improve Critical Thinking - New Learning Objectives and Contents at the beginning of each chapter and new review features ending each chapter help students understand the material. Engage Students - The Feature Essays and "Law and Society" essays included in the printed 10th edition of America: Past and Present can be found in MyHistoryLab for The American Story 5e. These essays delve further into high-interest topics and help students understand the themes. Support Instructors - MyHistoryLab, Instructor's eText, MyHistoryLab Instructor's Guide, Class Preparation Tool, Instructor's Manual, MyTest, and PowerPoints are available to be packaged with this text. For volume one of this text, search ISBN-10: 0205907369 For volume two of this text, search ISBN-10: 0205907377 Note: MyHistoryLab does not come automatically packaged with this text. To purchase MyHistoryLab, please visit: www.myhistorylab.com or you can purchase a ValuePack of the text + MyHistorylab (at no additional cost): ValuePack ISBN-10: 0205900682 / ValuePack ISBN-13: 9780205900688.