The Enduring Vision, Vol. 1: A History of the American People: To 1877, Concise

by Paul S. Boyer

A balanced, elegant portrayal of American History, The Enduring Vision, Concise Fifth Edition offers students a sweeping look at the intertwined social, political, and cultural strands of history in a compact, manageable format. --from the back cover

Paperback

First published December 1, 1995

About the author

Paul S. Boyer is a U.S. cultural and intellectual historian (Ph.D., Harvard University, 1966) and is Merle Curti Professor of History Emeritus and former director (1993-2001) of the Institute for Research in the Humanities at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He has held visiting professorships at UCLA, Northwestern University, and William & Mary; has received Guggenheim and Rockefeller Foundation Fellowships; and is an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Society of American Historians, and the American Antiquarian Society. Before coming to Wisconsin in 1980, he taught at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst (1967-1980).

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