The American Promise, Volume 1: A History of the United States

The American Promise has long been a course favorite for its readability clear chronology and the voices of Americans that animate the book. Now with new co-authors the eighth edition continues to deliver a strong narrative with political backbone and offers a new pedagogical design that reinforces that history is a discipline rooted in debate and inquiry. The American Promise has primary sources in each chapter a full-color map and art program and comprehensive supplement options including LaunchPad and a free companion sourcebook. Available for free when packaged with the print book the popular digital assignment and assessment options for this text bring skill building and assessment to a more highly effective level. The greatest active learning options come in LaunchPad which combines an accessible e-book with LearningCurve an adaptive and automatically graded learning tool thatwhen assignedhelps ensure students read the book; the complete companion reader with comparative questions that help students build arguments from those sources; and many other study and assessment tools. For instructors who want the easiest and most affordable way to ensure students come to class prepared Achieve Read & Practice pairs LearningCurve adaptive quizzing and our mobile accessible Value Edition e-book in one easy-to-use product.