Required Textbook
The required textbook
for this course is
Roark, Johnson,
Cohen, Stage,
Lawson & Hartmann,
The American
Promise: A Compact
History, 3e, Volume I
(©2007, Bedford/St.
Martin’s)
Required Textbook
The required textbook
for this course is
Roark, Johnson,
Cohen, Stage,
Lawson & Hartmann,
The American
Promise: A Compact
History, 3e, Volume II
(©2007, Bedford/St.
Martin’s)
<bedfordstmartins.com/roarkcompact>
The online study guide offers help and
learning activities for each chapter.
Also required for this course
Reading the American
Past, Volume I
• Important political,
social, and cultural
documents
• The documents are
free when packaged
with the text.
Also required for this course
Reading the American
Past, Volume II
• Important political,
social, and cultural
documents
• The documents are
free when packaged
with the text
Also required for this course
History Matters: A
Student Guide to U.S.
History Online
• A selection of 250
proven Web sites for
historical research
• This guide is free when
packaged with The
American Promise
Also required for this course
A Student’s Guide to History
• A comprehensive guide to
the study of history
• Exercises reinforce skills
and explain tricky issues
Also required for this course
A Pocket Guide to Writing in
History, 5e
• Concise and useful advice
on writing effective history
papers
• Guidance on finding,
evaluating, and using
historical sources.
Also required for this course
The Bedford Glossary for
U.S. History
• Historically contextualized
definitions for terms that you
will encounter in lectures,
reading, and exams.
• The glossary is free when
packaged with the text.