Focuses students on the story of American history. 

America : Past and Present 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. Written by award-winning historians, it tells the story of all Americans--elite and ordinary, women and men, rich and poor, white majority and minorities.

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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 - Learning Objective Questions at the beginning of each chapter and review features ending each chapter help students understand the material.
• Engage Students - Feature Essays and "Law and Society" essays delve further into high-interest topics and help students understand the themes. These features are found in each chapter of the text and in MyHistoryLab.
• 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.