Understanding the American Promise, Volume 2: From 1865: A Brief History of the United States

by James L. Roark, Michael P. Johnson, Patricia Cline Cohen

In response to the ever-changing challenges of teaching the survey course, Understanding the American Promise combines a newly abridged narrative with an innovative chapter architecture to focus students' attention on what's truly significant. Each chapter is fully designed to guide students' comprehension and foster their development of historical skills. Brief and affordable but still balanced in its coverage, this new textbook combines distinctive study aids, a bold new design, and lively art to give your students a clear pathway to what's important.

400 pages, Paperback

First published February 15, 2011

About the author

James L. Roark is professor of history at Emory University.