Textbook Online Information & Support

In a highly competitive industry the ability to obtain access to quality online ancilliary materials is an important part of the textbook selection process. The Internet has revolutonized textboook publication. Companion websites for textbooks contain a variety of resources for instructors and students. For students these include online study guides featuring chapter overviews, learning objectives, interactive maps, self-tests, web resources, and other useful study aids. For instructors there are instructor manuals, presentation managers, and sometimes discussion bulletin boards where information may be exchanged with other colleagues using the same text.

Textbooks ~ History

Textbooks for history courses at SAC are normally adopted on a three to four year cycle for the life of the edition.

HIST 1301 ~ History of the United States, Part I

NATION OF NATIONS: A Narrative History of the American Republic, Volume I, Third Edition (cover is of combined version)
(Summer 3/e, Fall 4/e)
Author: James West Davidson, Historian; William E. Gienapp, Harvard University, Cambridge; Christine Leigh Heyrman, University of Delaware; Mark H. Lytle, Bard College; Michael B. Stoff, University of Texas, Austin .
Copyright 1998, 592 pp. Paper format
ISBN 0-07-015796-0
Online Learning


Combined ~cov.

The American Nation : A History of the United States to 1877,
Volume I, 10/e  (Summer 2000, 9/e ~ Fall 2000, 10/e)
John A. Garraty, Columbia University
Mark C. Carnes, Barnard College, Columbia University 
Copyright 2000, 525 pp.  Paper format
 ISBN 0-321-05288-9

The American People : Creating a Nation and a Society,
Volume I, 5/e (Summer & Fall 2000 4/e, Spring 2001 5/e)
Gary B. Nash, University of California-Los Angeles; Julie Roy Jeffrey, Goucher College; John R. Howe, University of Minnesota; Peter J. Frederick, Wabash College; Allen F. Davis, Temple University; Allan M. Winkler, Miami University of Ohio
Copyright 2001, 576 pp.
Paper format
ISBN 0-321-07106-9

The American Journey
Volume I, 1/e (Fall 2000 2/e)
David Goldfield, Univ. of North Carolina, Charlotte
Volume I: To 1877
© 1998, 640 pp., paper
ISBN 0-13-031766-7

America: A Narrative History
Volume I, 5/e
George Brown Tindall, Kenan Professor of History emeritus at the University of North Carolina,
David E. Shi, President and Professor of History at Furman University.
835 pages / paper
ISBN 0-393-97333-6
WebBook

HIST 1302 ~ History of the United States, Part II

NATION OF NATIONS: A Narrative History of the American Republic, Volume II, Third Edition (cover is of combined version)
Author: James West Davidson, Historian; William E. Gienapp, Harvard University, Cambridge; Christine Leigh Heyrman, University of Delaware; Mark H. Lytle, Bard College; Michael B. Stoff, University of Texas, Austin .
Copyright 1998, 643 pp. Paper format
ISBN 0-07-015799-5
Online Learning


Combined~cov.

The American Nation : A History of the United States to 1877,
Volume II, 10/e  (Summer 2000 9/e, Fall 2000 10/e)
John A. Garraty, Columbia University
Mark C. Carnes, Barnard College, Columbia University 
Copyright 2000, 570 pp. 
Paper format
ISBN 0-321-05289-7

The American People : Creating a Nation and a Society,
Volume II, 5/e (Summer & Fall 4/e, Spring 2001 5/e)
Gary B. Nash, University of California-Los Angeles; Julie Roy Jeffrey, Goucher College; John R. Howe, University of Minnesota; Peter J. Frederick, Wabash College; Allen F. Davis, Temple University; Allan M. Winkler, Miami University of Ohio
Copyright 2001,
1184 pp. Cloth format
ISBN 0-321-07104-2

The American Journey
Volume II, 1/e (Fall 2000 2/e)
David Goldfield, Univ. of North Carolina, Charlotte
Volume I: To 1877
© 1998, 640 pp., paper
ISBN 0-13-031766-7

America: A Narrative History
Volume II, 5/e
George Brown Tindall, Kenan Professor of History emeritus at the University of North Carolina,
David E. Shi, President and Professor of History at Furman University.
800 pages / paper
ISBN 0-393-97349-2
WebBook

HIST 2301 ~ History of Texas

The History of Texas
 Second Edition,
Robert A. Calvert and Arnoldo De León
481 pages,
ISBN: 0-88295-926-3
Bringing the freshest historical literature and interpretations to light, the second edition of this attractive, beautifully illustrated book continues to be the most comprehensive, vibrant, and truly multicultural history of the Lone Star State available. Perfect for use in any Texas history course, this book will also be enjoyed by anyone interested in Texas's remarkable story. Also includes maps, suggested readings, appendices, and index.
Publisher's note

HIST 2311 ~ Western Civilization to the 17th Century

The Western Heritage
Donald Kagan, Yale University; Steven Ozment, Harvard University; Frank M. Turner, Yale University
Vol. I (to 1715; Chpts. 1-15)
© 1998 / 6/e
ISBN: 0-13-617424-8

 

HIST 2312 ~ Western Civilization Since the 17th Century

The Western Heritage
Donald Kagan, Yale University; Steven Ozment, Harvard University; Frank M. Turner, Yale University
Vol. II (Since 1648)
© 2001 /
ISBN: 0-13-027717-7


Due June 2000

IDST 2372 ~ World Civilization to the Fifteenth Century

The Earth and Its Peoples: A Global History
Richard W. Bulliet, Columbia University; Pamela Kyle, Crossley Dartmouth College; Daniel R. Headrick, Roosevelt University; Steven W. Hirsch, Tufts University; Lyman L. Johnson, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; David Northrup, Boston College
Vol. I, To 1500
  ISBN: (0-395-53492-5) 480 Pages Paper 1997
@ History resources

 

Combined cov.

Civilization Past and Present Volume 1: To 1650 (Chapters 1-18)
Palmira Brummett, University of Tennessee; Robert B. Edgar, Howard University; Neil J. Hackett, Oklahoma State University; George F. Jewsbury, Centre d'etudes du monde russe and Ecole des hautes etudes en sciences sociales 
Vol. I (to 1715; Chpts. 1-15)
© 2000/ 9/e , 537 pp.
Paper format
ISBN 0-321-00531-7

IDST 2373 ~ World Civilization Since the Fifteenth Century

The Earth and Its Peoples: A Global History
Richard W. Bulliet, Columbia University; Pamela Kyle, Crossley Dartmouth College; Daniel R. Headrick, Roosevelt University; Steven W. Hirsch, Tufts University; Lyman L. Johnson, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; David Northrup, Boston College
Vol. II , Since 1500
ISBN: (0-395-53493-3) 560 Pages Paper 1997
@ History resources

 

Combined cov.

Civilization Past and Present Volume 2: From 1300 (Chpt. 14 - 36)
Palmira Brummett, University of Tennessee; Robert B. Edgar, Howard University; Neil J. Hackett, Oklahoma State University; George F. Jewsbury, Centre d'etudes du monde russe and Ecole des hautes etudes en sciences sociales 
Vol. II (From 1300; Chpts. 14-36)
Copyright 2000,
730 pp. Paper format
ISBN 0-321-00533-3

Please send any questions to Carol A. Keller, email, ckeller@accd.edu
Last updated April, 2000
 
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