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America Firsthand, Volume Two: Readings from Reconstruction to the Present
America Firsthand Volume Two Readings from Reconstruction to the Present Author:Anthony Marcus, John M. Giggie, David Burner This distinctive, class-tested primary source reader tells America?s story through the words and other creative expressions of the ordinary and extraordinary Americans who shaped it. Now featuring the contributions of new co-author John M. Giggie, an award-winning teacher and scholar from the University of Alabama, America Firsthand offers a rem... more »arkable range of first-person perspectives that bring the past vividly to life ? from an African American minister?s message of racial liberation, to the prison notes of suffragists, to a writer?s recollections of Sputnik. ?Points of View? sections provide varied vantage points on important topics, and ?Visual Portfolios? draw students into interpreting the visual record. This carefully crafted, ready-to-go collection saves instructors time and effort in finding consistently engaging and informative sources.« less