Great Issues in American History, Vol. I
From Settlement to Revolution, 1584-1776
By Clarence L. Ver Steeg, Richard Hofstadter | Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
About the book
This first volume of Great Issues in American History -- three volumes of documents that cover the history of America from its settlement to the present -- gives us a generous sampling from the major political controversies in the Colonial period. Included are such documents as Richard Hakluyt's \"Discourse of Western Planting\" (1584), \"Letter from Christopher Columbus to the King and Queen of Spain\" (undated, probably 1694), \"The Third Virginia Charter\" (1612), Thomas Paine's \"Common Sense\" (1776) and \"The Declaration of independence\" (July 4, 1776). Each has an explanatory headnote, and there are brief general introductions that set the selections in their historical context.
In order to fit both Colonial and Early National courses, documents covering 1765-1776 appear at the end of this volume and again at the beginning of Volume II.
Volume II From the Revolution to the Civil War, 1765-1865 Edited by Richard Hofstadter
Volume III From Reconstruction to the Present Day, 1864-1981
Edited by Richard Hofstadter and Beatrice K. Hofstadter
Editions of Great Issues in American History, Vol. I
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780394705408
- EBook
- ISBN 9780307809698
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This first volume of Great Issues in American History -- three volumes of documents that cover the history of America from its settlement to the present -- gives us a generous sampling from the major political controversies in the Colonial period. Included are such documents as Richard Hakluyt's \"Discourse of Western Planting\" (1584), \"Letter from Christopher Columbus to the King and Queen of Spain\" (undated, probably 1694), \"The Third Virginia Charter\" (1612), Thomas Paine's \"Common Sense\" (1776) and \"The Declaration of independence\" (July 4, 1776). Each has an explanatory headnote, and there are brief general introductions that set the selections in their historical context.
In order to fit both Colonial and Early National courses, documents covering 1765-1776 appear at the end of this volume and again at the beginning of Volume II.
Volume II From the Revolution to the Civil War, 1765-1865 Edited by Richard Hofstadter
Volume III From Reconstruction to the Present Day, 1864-1981
Edited by Richard Hofstadter and Beatrice K. Hofstadter
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This first volume of Great Issues in American History -- three volumes of documents that cover the history of America from its settlement to the present -- gives us a generous sampling from the major political controversies in the Colonial period. Included are such documents as Richard Hakluyt's \"Discourse of Western Planting\" (1584), \"Letter from Christopher Columbus to the King and Queen of Spain\" (undated, probably 1694), \"The Third Virginia Charter\" (1612), Thomas Paine's \"Common Sense\" (1776) and \"The Declaration of independence\" (July 4, 1776). Each has an explanatory headnote, and there are brief general introductions that set the selections in their historical context.
In order to fit both Colonial and Early National courses, documents covering 1765-1776 appear at the end of this volume and again at the beginning of Volume II.
Volume II From the Revolution to the Civil War, 1765-1865 Edited by Richard Hofstadter
Volume III From Reconstruction to the Present Day, 1864-1981
Edited by Richard Hofstadter and Beatrice K. Hofstadter
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Great Issues in American History, Vol. I?
History and Archaeology > History > History of the Americas
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Is Great Issues in American History, Vol. I part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Great Issues in American History
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Great Issues in American History, Vol. I?
Clarence L. Ver Steeg, Richard Hofstadter
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Great Issues in American History, Vol. I is available as paperback(ISBN 9780394705408) and ebook(ISBN 9780307809698)
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