PEARSON EDUCATION The American Journey: Volume 1

Explore the history of America through personal and collective journeys.   Offering a blend of political and social histories, THE AMERICAN JOURNEY shows that our attempt to live up to our American ideals is an ongoing journey–one that has become increasingly more inclusive of different groups and ideas. With a goal of making American history accessible, the authors offer a strong, clear narrative and provide the reader with the tools they need to understand history.   Review   “The American Journey is the most engaging text that I have seen recently. I appreciate the chronological organization of the text and completely agree with the authors in regard to student’s comprehension and retention.” –CATHLEEN KOKEN, Pueblo Community College   “The greatest strengths include the primary sources, the level of detail in the chapters, and the stories which draw the reader in the beginning of the chapter.” –ANDRIA CROSSON, University of Texas at San Antonio   “While cogent arguments come forth constantly in this text– arguments that help illustrate the American story as a real journey –this book is also full of excellent stories that teach the reader a great deal about the living, breathing experience of being American.” –DUKE RICHEY, University of North Texas   “The textbook does well in not only examining diversity but in placing different groups into interaction with one another.” –SUSANNA MICHELE LEE, North Carolina State University   “The regional balance is one of the strongest features of the Goldfield text. It makes the point that many trends are national, but also explains clearly how these trends varied in importance from region to region.” –JOANN CARPENTER, Florida State College at Jacksonville From the Back Cover More than 4 million students are now using Pearson MyLab products!   Here are just a few ways MyHistoryLab can help you save time and improve results:   Pearson eText ― Just like the printed text, students can highlight and add their own notes. Students save time and improve results by having access to their book online.   Gradebook ― Students can monitor their progress and instructors can monitor the progress of their entire class. Automated grading of quizzes and assignments helps both instructors and students save time and monitor their results throughout the course.   History Bookshelf ― This compendium of resources includes up to 100 most commonly assigned history works like Thomas Paine’s Common Sense, Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle, and Machiavelli’s The Prince.   To order this book with MyHistoryLab access at no extra charge, use ISBN 9780205215881.   www.myhistorylab.com About the Author David Goldfield received his Ph.D. in history from the University of Maryland. Since 1982 he has been Robert Lee Bailey Professor of History at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte. He is the author or editor of thirteen books on various aspects of southern and urban history. Two of his works–Cotton Fields and Skyscrapers: Southern City and Region, 1607-1980 (1982) and Black, White, and Southern: Race Relations and Southern Culture, 1940 to the Present (1990)–received the Mayflower Award for nonfiction and was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in history. His most recent book is Still Fighting the Civil War: The American South and Southern History (2002). When he is not writing history, Dr. Goldfield applies his historical craft to history museum exhibits, voting rights cases, and local planning and policy issues. Carl Abbott is a professor of Urban Studies and planning at Portland State University. He taught previously in the history departments at the University of Denver and Old Dominion University, and held visiting appointments at Mesa College in Colorado and George Washington University. He holds degrees in history from Swarthmore College and the University of Chicago. He specializes in the history of cities and the American West and serves as co-editor of the Pacific Histor