First published 2010
Ellen F. Fitzpatrick presents American history through a comprehensive survey that weaves political and social narratives together. The book draws on voices from across the social spectrum, featuring presidents alongside pipefitters, sharecroppers alongside suffragettes. Students encounter overarching historical trends through individual stories that bring the past into focus. The text includes over 775 contemporary illustrations and more than 180 full-color maps to enhance geographic literacy. Special features complement the main narrative, including sections on documenting American promises, historical questions, technological developments, and connections beyond America's borders. These elements work together to place American history within its global context. The approach makes historical concepts memorable by connecting abstract trends to concrete human experiences across different time periods and social classes.
Genres: history, 20th-century, american, non-fiction, 21st-century, american-history
Vibes: educational, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, social-justice
Setting: America, Harlem
Period: 20th-Century, 21st-Century
Unbound · Bedford/St. Martin's