United States History I & II
Lead Author(s): Sara Eskridge
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Comparison of U.S. History Textbooks
Consider adding Top Hat’s U.S. History textbook to your upcoming course. We’ve put together a textbook comparison to make it easy for you in your upcoming evaluation.
Top Hat
Sara Eskridge, U.S. History I or II, Only One Edition Needed
Norton
Eric Foner, Give Me Liberty, 5th Edition
MacMillan
Roark, Johnson, Furstenberg, Stage, and Igo, The American Promise, 2 Volumes, 8th Edition
Pearson
Keene, Cornell, and O’Donnell, Visions of America, 2013
Pricing
Average price of textbook across most common format
Up to 40-60% more affordable
Lifetime access on any device
$63.90
Hardcover print text only
$87.99
Per volume
$79.60
Digital only
Always up-to-date content, constantly revised by community of professors
Constantly revised and updated by a community of professors with the latest content
In-Book Interactivity
Includes embedded multi-media files and integrated software to enhance visual presentation of concepts directly in textbook
Only available with supplementary resources at additional cost
Only available with supplementary resources at additional cost
Only available with supplementary resources at additional cost
Customizable
Ability to revise, adjust and adapt content to meet needs of course and instructor
All-in-one Platform
Access to additional questions, test banks, and slides available within one platform
Pricing
Average price of textbook across most common format
Top Hat
Sara Eskridge, U.S. History I or II, Only One Edition Needed
Up to 40-60% more affordable
Lifetime access on any device
Norton
Eric Foner, Give Me Liberty, 5th Edition
$63.90
Hardcover print text only
MacMillan
Roark, Johnson, Furstenberg, Stage, and Igo, The American Promise, 2 Volumes, 8th Edition
$87.99
Per volume
Pearson
Keene, Cornell, and O’Donnell, Visions of America, 2013
$79.60
Digital only
Always up-to-date content, constantly revised by community of professors
Content meets standard for Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology course, and is updated with the latest content
Top Hat
Sara Eskridge, U.S. History I or II, Only One Edition Needed
Norton
Eric Foner, Give Me Liberty, 5th Edition
MacMillan
Case, Fair, Oster, The American Promise, 2 Volumes
McGraw-Hill
McConnell et al., Visions of America, 2nd Edition
In-book Interactivity
Includes embedded multi-media files and integrated software to enhance visual presentation of concepts directly in textbook
Top Hat
Sara Eskridge, U.S. History I or II, Only One Edition Needed
Norton
Eric Foner, Give Me Liberty, 5th Edition
MacMillan
Case, Fair, Oster, The American Promise, 2 Volumes
McGraw-Hill
McConnell et al., Visions of America, 2nd Edition
Customizable
Ability to revise, adjust and adapt content to meet needs of course and instructor
Top Hat
Sara Eskridge, U.S. History I or II, Only One Edition Needed
Norton
Eric Foner, Give Me Liberty, 5th Edition
MacMillan
Case, Fair, Oster, The American Promise, 2 Volumes
McGraw-Hill
McConnell et al., Visions of America, 2nd Edition
All-in-one Platform
Access to additional questions, test banks, and slides available within one platform
Top Hat
Sara Eskridge, U.S. History I or II, Only One Edition Needed
Norton
Eric Foner, Give Me Liberty, 5th Edition
MacMillan
Case, Fair, Oster, The American Promise, 2 Volumes
McGraw-Hill
McConnell et al., Visions of America, 2nd Edition
About this textbook
Lead Authors
Sara Eskridge, Ph.DRandolph-Macon College, VA
Dr. Eskridge is a Professor of History at Western Governors University. She specializes in Civil Rights, Cold War, Southern, and Cultural History. She is the author of Rube Tube: CBS as Rural Comedy in the Sixties (University of Missouri Press, 2019) as well as several articles and book chapters on southern mediated images during the Civil Rights Movement and the Cold War.
Contributing Authors
Andrew WegmannLoyola University
Michael CarverCalifornia Polytechnic State University
Michael FrawleyUniversity of Texas of the Permian Basin
Linda ClemmonsIllinois State University
Angela HessCameron University
Sam NelsonRidgewater College
Volker JanssenCalifornia State University
Lance JandaCameron University
Explore this textbook
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Hi there! Welcome to Top Hat's interactive U.S. History text! We hope you have a great experience with this course and our text. To start, we would like to introduce you to some of our features so that you are comfortable with your new textbook.
Among the things you will frequently encounter in our texts are embedded questions. Depending on your professor, these may be graded for participation or correctness. There are six types of questions we have to offer, plus discussion style questions. Let's take a look at one of each:
1) Multiple Choice: Simply click on the correct answer and then click "Submit". If there is more than one correct answer, it will be specified in the question.
In what year did the Great Depression start?
1929
1930
1928
1931
2) Word Answer: Just type your answer into the textbox and click "Submit".
Who was the first President of the United States of America?
3) Numeric Answer: As the name suggests, these questions require an answer that is a number.
In what year did the Battle of Yorktown occur?
4) Matching Question: Click on an item in the left-hand column, and then click on its match in the right-hand column to align them. The remaining options in the right-hand column will reshuffle.
Match each political figure with their county of origin.
John F. Kennedy
United States
Adolf Hitler
Austria
King George II
Great Britain
5) Click on Target Question: These questions will be accompanied by an image. You must click on the correct part of the picture. Sometimes, multiple clicks will be allowed. Often you will find that the images in these questions will have "hotspots" or targets on them. Make sure when you submit your answer that your selection is over the hotspot so you get credit if your answer is correct.
Click on the state of California on this map.
6) Sorting Question: Drag the options into the proper order.
Sort these events in chronological order.
World War II
World War I
9/11
Throughout the book, you will see this banner, which indicates sections within each chapter to help you out, or pique your interest. It is:
The Spotlight on Primary Sources sections highlight primary source documents and media for you to explore and deepen your understanding. Expect to find 1-2 per chapter.
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We love to hear your feedback about the text! At the end of every chapter, there is a survey like the one pictured to the right that you can fill out to ask questions or report difficulties. Please don't hesitate to let us know. This survey is entirely optional and the responses are sent to Top Hat.
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Good luck, and we hope you have a great year!