Created Equal, Volume I [with MyHistoryLab]

by Jacqueline A. Jones, Peter H. Wood, Thomas Borstelmann

For today's busy student, we've created a new line of highly portable books at affordable prices. Each title in the Books a la Carte Plus program features the exact same content from our traditional textbook in a convenient notebook-ready, loose-leaf version - allowing students to take only what they need to class. As an added bonus, each Books a la Carte Plus edition is accompanied by an access code to all of the resources found in one of our best-selling multimedia products. Best of all? Our Books a la Carte Plus titles cost less than a used textbook With its sweeping, inclusive view of American history, "Created Equal "emphasizes social history-including the lives and labors of women, immigrants, working people, and minorities in all regions of the country-while delivering the familiar chronology of political and economic history. By integrating the stories of a variety of groups and individuals into the historical narrative, "Created Equal "helps connect the nation's past with the student's present. "Created Equal "explores an expanding notion of equality and American identity--one that encompasses the stories of diverse groups of people, territorial growth and expansion, the rise of the middle class, technological innovation and economic development, and engagement with other nations and peoples of the world.

Unbound

First published December 1, 2002

Reviews

[Chris · Rating 1 out of 5]

I feel like this is the cliff notes version of history. Some of the major events in history are given one or two sentences and then other areas of history that are less well known go on for pages. Strange.

[Helena Stephen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book for anyone in college and taking a college level colonial history class

[Ama · Rating 4 out of 5]

really important book