Nation of Nations, A Concise Narrative of the American Republic, Vol II

by James West Davidson, William E. Gienapp, Christine Leigh Heyrman

This concise and inexpensive text uses a broad chronological narrative approach which uses literary grace to integrate political and social history. NATION OF NATIONS CONCISE stands apart from other brief, or condensed, survey texts in that it retains more detail in a streamlined narrative--its style is clear and its prose lively.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Textbooks, School

632 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

About the author

James West Davidson is a historian, writer, and wilderness paddler. He received his Ph.D. in American history from Yale University and writes full time. He is also co-editor, with Michael Stoff, of New Narratives in American History, a series published by Oxford University Press, as well as the coauthor of textbooks in American history. These include "Experience History," "After the Fact: The Art of Historical Detection," and "US: A Narrative History" for the college level and "The American Nation" for the middle grades.

Reviews

[Nicole Abiad · Rating 4 out of 5]

A decent overview of the surface of US history. No, it does not go into the deep details of events, but that cannot be expected in such a broad ranging account.

[John Devlin · Rating 3 out of 5]

A well done compilation of U.S. history, filled with balanced analysis, and surprisingly a little humor.

[Soren · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was my textbook for apush, and i have to say that while it was an easy read, it functioned well for that class. So easy i couldnt believe ot was used in an AP class.