Feature Summary- Diversity--The authors illumate this theme with stories of American men and women from various geographical and cultural backgrounds throughout America's history. The biographies feature such historical figures as Tecumseh, Daniel Boone, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Eleanor Roosevelt, Martin Luther King, and Cesar Chavez.
- Documentary Section--One primary document is included in each chapter, allowing the student to place articles within historical context.
- Readability--The authors have carefully selected and edited all articles for clarity and narrative flow.
- Pedagogy--The authors have provided a glossary, headnotes for every article, and a series of questions to focus attention on the main issues raised in a given portrait.
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2002 McGraw-Hill Higher Education