

United States History II
Lead Author(s): Sara Eskridge
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United States History features an interactive timeline, live learning feedback, embedded video automatic grading, customizability, from Civil War-Present Day.
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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
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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
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