The American West


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Tracing events from the pre-history to the present day, this book offers a concise and accessible history of the American West. Explores the complex interactions between and among cultures in the American West Chronologically organized and informed by the latest scholarship Grounded in attention to race, class, gender, and the environment, the text focuses on social, economic, and political forces that shaped the lived experiences of diverse westerners and influenced the patterns of western history.




The Problem of the West


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Major Problems in American History: To 1877


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For each chapter, this book contains a wide selection of primary sources as well as two essays by historians.




Major Problems in American History: Since 1865


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Designed to encourage critical thinking about history, this book introduces students to both primary sources and analytical essays on important topics in US history. It contains primary documents, secondary sources, chapter introductions, separate introductions to documents and essays in every chapter, bibliographies, and documentation of sources.




Major Problems in American Indian History


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Each chapter includes documents and essays relating to the chapter's central theme, many of which are written by Native Americans.




A Brief History of the American West Since 1945


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THE AMERICAN WEST chronicles one of the most dynamic regions in the United States, focusing on the people who developed it in the half century after 1945. The book treats both the many accomplishments and the major problems that developed during that 50 years of growth.




Major Problems in American History Since 1865


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Designed to encourage critical thinking about history, the MAJOR PROBLEMS IN AMERICAN HISTORY series introduces readers to both primary sources and analytical essays on important topics in U.S. history. This collection serves as a primary anthology for introductory U.S. history, covering the subject's entire chronological span. Comprehensive topical coverage includes politics, economics, labor, gender, culture, and social trends. The Third Edition features greater focus on visual and cultural sources throughout. Several chapters now include images, songs and poems to give readers a better "feel" for the time period and events under discussion.




Major Problems in the History of American Medicine and Public Health


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This text presents a carefully selected group of readings on medical history and development that allow students to evaluate primary sources, test the interpretations of distinguished historians, and draw their own conclusions.