Contending Voices: To 1877: v. 1 - Softcover

Hollitz, John; Fuller, A. James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0395980682 ISBN 13: 9780395980682

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (Academic), 2002

Synopsis

Each chapter in Contending Voices examines the lives of two individuals—some of them familiar historical figures and some of them lesser known—who took opposing positions on important issues in American history.

The biographies are followed by a set of 4–6 related primary sources, many in the individuals' own voices, a "Questions to Consider" section, and an annotated bibliography.

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Synopsis

Contending Voices examines the lives of two individuals who took opposing positions on important issues in American history. Chapters contain four main parts: a short biographical essay setting up the lives of the two people and introducing the conflict of the chapter; a set of 4-5 related primary sources, in the individuals' own voices; a "Questions to Consider" section; and an annotated bibliography. Highlights of this brand new text include: - Dramatic vignette opens each chapter's essay - setting the tone for the opposition between the central figures and the positions they each took - Biographical essays introduce the lives of the subjects, as well as the chapter's most important themes - A running glossary of important historical terms, events, and people appears in every chapter - Primary sources in every chapter allow students to trace the developments in and conflicts between the central figures' views - Concise, annotated bibliography at the end of each chapter

Edition details

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (Academic)
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0395980682
• ISBN 13: 9780395980682
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368