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A short history of the united states by edward channing. It reads well, but moves too quickly over any given period and works best when complimented by additional academic texts. For each of the 33 chapters, the instructors manual provides these features. Making america a history of the united states, volume 1. The history and prehistory of the united states, started with the arrival of native americans before 15,000 bc numerous indigenous cultures formed, and many disappeared before 1500. Founding the english mainland colonies, 15851732 chapter 4. Originally published in great britain in 1997 by weidenfeld and nicolsont.

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