商品簡介
This four-volume reference work on early US history is designed to be accessible to high school students and general readers. It begins with 51 biographies, spread over the first two volumes, profiling key figures; numerous sidebars present additional information, b&w illustrations, a timeline, and a glossary of difficult words. In the following volulme ten chapters deal primarily with political events, and five chapters discussing farming, religion, women's roles in everyday life, black slaves and Native Americans, and the westward expansion of the United States. A fourth volume presents 18 primary source documents, including early ordinances, debates about the constitution, Washington's "Farewell Address" and other materials pertinent to foreign affairs, materials related to westward expansion, treaties with Native Americans, and materials illustrating issues of gender and race. A cumulative index is included in its own binding. Annotation c2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
