For the Record: A Documentary History of America

by David Emory Shi, Holly A. Mayer

A documentary history filled with diverse voices and in-depth selections


For the A Documentary History of America tells the stories of American history through in-depth primary sources, both textual and visual, that give students more opportunities to explore diverse voices from the past. A wide variety of longer archival sources—including government documents, newspapers, speeches, letters, and contemporary literature—are surrounded by carefully considered pedagogical features that help students understand big-picture context and dig deeply into the readings. The new edition incorporates feedback from a range of instructors to ensure wide appeal and strong classroom performance as well as a new focus on the diverse experiences of women in American history. This purchase offers access to the digital ebook only.

Genres: History, Textbooks

400 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1999

Reviews

[Bookluvr7 · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think this book has a good range of historical concepts from reconstruction to contemporary issues. I however, had a hard time reading this because the voice kept changing since it’s excerpts from tons of different people. There were other excerpts that were quite interesting though. If you want to learn about history from multiple points of view, this is a good book for that. 3/5 stars.

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked the mix of documents presented in "For the Record." There were very few outliers in each section and I think this is a good asset to any American history classroom or shelf.

[Erica · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super excellent set of primary resources spanning 1865-today.

[Meredith Vagner · Rating 3 out of 5]

Satisfactory. Emphasis on the Latin “Satis.” Not what I would include in the Meredith Vagner 20th Century Primary Source Reader, but hey, that’s probably a good thing.