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Excerpt from Syllabus of the Political and Social Growth of the American People, 1492-1865, Vol. 1 In several places the Syllabus directs the student's attention to important documents by parenthetical references to Readings. Brown's Epoch Making Papers (macmillan) is a low-priced collection which may be used, but the term Readings will permit those who wish to place more stress on documents to use a larger source book. A standard collection is the one by William macdonald, Documentary Source Book of American History, 7607 7926. Another excellent collection is that by T. C. Pease and A. S. Roberts, under the title of Selected Readings in American History. A more recent work of similar character is H. S. Commager's Documents of American History. A useful map-book at reasonable cost is Bartholomew's Literary and Historical Atlas of America (everyman's Library). A more elaborate and expensive atlas is that edited by Dixon R. Fox, containing the maps of the American Nation (harper). A full list of books cited is printed at the close of the Syllabus, and addi tional references with comments will be found in the Select Bibliographies which follow the chapters of the textbook. It is hoped that these lists will aid colleges in the selection of suitable books for collateral reading, and that this Syllabus, like its predecessors, will be of use to secondary school teachers as a guide in self-preparation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.