For the Record: A Documentary History of America: From First contact through Reconstruction

by David Emory Shi, Holly A. Mayer

The best collection of primary sources--at the best price For the Record features over 250 primary source selections, both textual and visual, drawn from a broad range of government documents, newspapers, speeches, letters, and novels. In the Eighth Edition, timely new selections on the Latino/a experience in American history expands the already inclusive collection of documents (covering gender, African American, Native American, immigration, and LGBTQ history) and allows students to better understand the issues of today. For the first time, For the Record is available as an ebook, making it an even more incredible value both as a stand-alone text and as the perfect companion reader for the America family of textbooks by coeditor David E. Shi.

Genres: History

432 pages, Paperback

Published June 10, 2022

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.