The American Promise: A Compact History, Volume I: To 1877

507 Pages·2009·75.544 MB·English

by  James L. Roark, Michael P. Johnson, Patricia Cline Cohen, Sarah Stage, Alan Lawson, Susan M. Hartmann

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The American
Promise
A COMPACT HISTORY
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Unknown American artist, The Sargent Family, 1800.
The American
Promise
A COMPACT HISTORY FOURTH EDITION
Volume I: To 1877
JAMES L. ROARK Emory University
MICHAEL P. JOHNSON Johns Hopkins University
PATRICIA CLINE COHEN University of California, Santa Barbara
SARAH STAGE Arizona State University
ALAN LAWSON Boston College
SUSAN M. HARTMANN The Ohio State University
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