The American Spirit: United States History as Seen by Contemporaries, Volume I: to 1877

This detailed primary source reader focuses on political, diplomatic, and social history, presenting documents that include travel literature, religious sermons, newspaper articles, court testimony, and diary entries. An ideal companion for the Thirteenth Edition of "The American Pageant, "the text can be used with any U.S. history survey text. All chapters are organized and edited to correspond with the content and organization of "The American Pageant, "13/e. Each document is prefaced by a brief author explanation that includes "Focus Questions," which help direct students' reading.Thomas Bailey is the author of 'The American Spirit: United States History as Seen by Contemporaries, Volume I: to 1877', published 2005 under ISBN 9780618508679 and ISBN 0618508678.