James West Davidson,
Historian William E. Gienapp,
Harvard University Christine Leigh Heyrman,
University of Delaware Mark H. Lytle,
Bard College Michael B. Stoff,
University of Texas, Austin Brian DeLay,
University of Colorado, Boulder
ISBN: 0073406848 Copyright year: 2008
New to this Edition
Shorter After the Fact features in every chapter join existing After the Fact essays, modeled after Davidson and Lytle’s popular book, After the Fact: the Art of Historical Detection, in demonstrating the methods used by historians to analyze a variety of sources.
New coauthor, Brian DeLay, brings his expertise on Mexican history and the American Southwest to the project, expanding the text's already strong coverage of the environment, the West, and Native American history.
Redesigned maps and enhanced art program, featuring a streamlined design and enlarged images, all carefully chosen to complement the narrative and enhance clarity, visual appeal, ease of use for the student.
Streamlined Online Learning Center, featuring a detailed Faculty Guide and a wealth of student resources such as interactive maps, quizzes, essay questions, and chapter summaries.
Primary Source Investigator Online. This database, now online with free access to all students, offers hundreds of primary sources such as interactive maps, charts, photos, primary source docs, audio files, and video files with contextual information on each source, and thought-provoking questions that show students how historians look at sources. In addition, PSI has a program that walks students through how to write a paper using sources as evidence and is also easy to use in the classroom to support lecture and discussion.
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