Discovering the American Past: A Look at the Evidence Volume I: To 1877 8th Edition

This primary source reader in the popular DISCOVERING series contains a six-part pedagogical framework that guides students through the process of historical inquiry and explanation. The text emphasizes historical study as interpretation rather than memorization of data. Each chapter is organized around the same pedagogical framework: The Problem, Background, The Method, The Evidence, Questions to Consider, and Epilogue. Volume 1 of the Eighth Edition integrates new documents and revised coverage throughout. For example, there are new chapters on creation stories and culture in colonial America, the transition to racial slavery in Virginia, women?s rights, and Civil War nurses. Discovering the American Past: A Look at the Evidence, Volume I: To 1877 8th Edition is written by William Bruce Wheeler; Lorri Glover and published by Cengage Learning. ISBNs for Discovering the American Past: A Look at the Evidence, Volume I: To 1877 are 9781337026079, 1337026077 and the print ISBNs are 9781305630420, 1305630424. Additional ISBNs include 9781305630437, 9780014593675, 9781337240284, 9781305982888.