- The American Pageant
"The American Pageant", written by the late
Thomas A. Bailey , is an American high school history textbook often used forAP United States History courses. Since Bailey's death in 1983, the book has been updated by historians David M. Kennedy andLizabeth Cohen , and it is now in its thirteenth edition.tructure
Twelfth Edition
Four different versions of the Twelfth Edition were printed. All are divided into six parts, from "Founding the New Nation" (with an initial chapter on prehistory, natives, and European exploration) through "Making Modern America". The six parts are subdivided into a total of 42 chapters spanning 1034 pages. The book's chronology officially ends in the year 2001, though later printings include an additional three paragraphs detailing the 2004 US election as well as September 11.
The four versions of the Twelfth Edition are the Complete Edition (ISBN 0-618-10349-X), the version "For Advanced High School Courses" (pictured at right), published by
Houghton Mifflin (ISBN 0-618-24732-7). There are also two editions that split the textbook into two volumes; Volume I (ISBN 0-618-10353-8) covers until 1877 and Volume II (ISBN 0-618-10354-6) covers the time period since 1865.Thirteenth Edition (complete edition)
Thomas Bailey and David KennedyIn the new thirteenth edition released in
2006 , the book contains 42 chapters each divided into six sections.References
*Bailey, Thomas. "The American Pageant, A History of the Republic. Vol.1, 4th Edition". Lexington, Massachusetts: D.C. Heath and Company, 1971.
External links
* [http://college.hmco.com/history/us/bailey/american_pageant/11e/students/index.html Textbook site for "The American Pageant," Bailey and Kennedy (11 ed.) ] , by Houghton Mifflin, college division
* [http://www.course-notes.org/us_history/outlines/ course-notes.org (chapter outlines and us history resources)]
* [http://www.apclassnotes.com apclassnotes.com (visual study aids, chapter notes and review materials)]
* [http://www.apnotes.net apnotes.net (chapter outlines)]
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