Explore America’s past, celebrate its many cultural achievements, and see how the country has evolved through its history. Experience America as an ever-changing landscape in this fascinating visual guide depicting more than 200 iconic photographs of buildings and places that have made the United States the country it is today. Archival photographs are presented side by side with modern views to show change through the course of history. America Past and Present aims to bear witness to these changes, from the Hoover Dam’s incredible engineering to the grand vision of Disneyland and the majesty of Niagara Falls. This selection of American places can also reveal our shifting understanding of the United States—from a wilderness to conquer to one to cherish and preserve, from conflicts over American Indian territory and the legacy of slavery to one of reconciliation. With these images, you’ll see America, both past and present, looking to an even brighter future. A lenticular cover with archival and modern photographs of the Brooklyn Bridge offers readers a preview of what’s inside.

With its careful balance of the social and political dimensions of the American past, "America Past and Present, Sixth Edition, Volume Two" helps readers grasp the scope and the complexity of American history since 1865. This book integrates political, diplomatic, social, cultural and economic history into one rich narrative that tells the story of all Americans-whites, blacks, Native Americans, Hispanics, women, politicians, business leaders, and the everyday person on the street. For anyone interested in American history since 1865.

"America Past and Present, AP Edition, Ninth Edition strives to achieve the shared goal of the previous editions: to present a clear, relevant, and balanced history of the United States as an unfolding story of national development, from the days of the earliest inhabitants to the present. We emphasize the story because we strongly believe in the value of historical narrative in providing a vivid sense of the past. In each chapter, we seek to blend the excitement and drama of the American experience with insights about the social, economic, and cultural issues that underlie it"--Preface.

America Past and Present blends the excitement and drama of the American experience with insights about the social, economic, and cultural forces that underlie it. Each of the authors is a renowned scholar in American history. Their goal has been to present a clear, relevant, and balanced history of the United States as an unfolding story of national development, from the days of the earliest inhabitants to the present. Clear writing, excellent organization, and attractive maps and illustrations make the material accessible and will help you understand the past - and do well in your course.

This vintage book contains a complete history of watchmaking in America from 1809 to 1888. With accounts of the lives of notable manufacturers and fascinating information on how the industry developed in the nineteenth century, this is a volume that will be of considerable value to those with an interest in horology and the history of the American watchmaking industry. Contents include: uther Goddard. Pitkin Bros. The American Horologe Company. The Warner MFG, Company. N. B. Sherwood. The American Waltham Watch Company, The Nashua Watch Company, Edward Howard. E. Howard Watch and Clock Company, The Newark Watch Company. The Cornell Watch Company, The United States Watch Company of N. J. The Marion Watch Company, etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction. First published in 1888.