Portrait of America: From the European discovery to the end of Reconstruction

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Portrait of America: From the European discovery to the end of Reconstruction is written by Stephen B. Oates and published by Houghton Mifflin. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0395359546 (ISBN 10) and 9780395359549 (ISBN 13).

Portrait of America is an anthology of essays written by some of America s most eminent historians. Suitable for U.S. history survey courses, the collection has a loose biographical focus. The essays in this secondary source reader humanize American history by portraying it as a story of real people with whom students can identify.Each selection is preceded by an introduction that sets the context and a helpful glossary that identifies important individuals, events, and concepts. The Eighth Edition includes an essay in which six major historians reflect on the historical significance of September 11, 2001.