For the Record: A Documentary History of America: From First Contact Through Reconstruction

by David Emory Shi, Holly A. Mayer (Editor)

The most accessible collection of primary sources available. The reader features 250 primary source documents, both textual and visual, drawn from a vast range of government documents, newspapers, speeches, letters, novels, and images. Twenty-five updated selections offer strengthened coverage of African American history and reflect the latest structure of A Narrative History , Ninth Edition.

Genres: History

482 pages, Paperback

Published December 14, 2012

Reviews

[Nina · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've got the fifth edition of this, which may be better, but this is an excellent source of primary source documents for anyone taking an American history class. I'd highly recommend it. It definitely serves the intended purpose.

[Ashton · Rating 3 out of 5]

One of the most tedious books I've ever read... :P

[Espresso · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some sections were very interesting, others were not so much. But what can you expect from a book with so many different sources?

[attempted · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was boring, mostly because I had to answer stupid questions.

[Erin Nugent · Rating 3 out of 5]

There are quite a few bias' in here. I still think it was informative.