America A Narrative History (Brief Tenth Edition) (Vol. 1) 10th by David E. Shi (Author), George Brown Tindall (Author)

America A Narrative History (Brief Tenth Edition) (Vol. 1) 10th by David E. Shi (Author), George Brown Tindall (Author)

ISBN-13: 9780393265972

ISBN-10: 0393265978

The leading narrative history that students love to read, in a more concise format.

With more than two million copies sold, America remains the leading narrative history survey text because it’s a book that students enjoy reading. The Tenth Edition is both more relevant, offering increased attention to the culture of everyday life, and more accessible, featuring a reduced number of chapters and a streamlined narrative throughout. The Brief Edition is 20 percent shorter in total pages than its parent Full Edition.

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About the Author

David Emory Shi is a professor of history and the president emeritus of Furman University. He is the author of several books on American cultural history, including the award-winning The Simple Life: Plain Living and High Thinking in American Culture and Facing Facts: Realism in American Thought and Culture, 1850–1920.

George Brown Tindall spent many years on the faculty of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He was an award-winning historian of the South with a number of major books to his credit, including The Emergence of the New South.