{"product_id":"9781516522941","title":"Capturing History: Brief Readings on America from Discovery to 1877","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCapturing History: Brief Readings on America from Discovery to 1877\u003c\/em\u003e deftly combines primary source documents with historical narrative to give readers an engaging account of early American history. A range of writing styles and methods are featured in 150 small document excerpts on topics ranging from demography to economics, politics to foreign policy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fifteen chapters begin with writing on the world the Europeans encountered when first discovering and colonizing North America. Subsequent chapters are devoted to England and the 18th Century colonies, the ascendancy of the Federalists, Jeffersonian America, the rise of the Cotton South, the Civil War, and the Reconstruction Era. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesigned to show students the kinds of documents historians use to construct a story about the past, while also demonstrating how conceptions regarding history are related to current political, economic, and social debates, \u003cem\u003eCapturing History\u003c\/em\u003e is well-suited to introductory United States history courses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRyan Jordan\u003c\/strong\u003e holds a Ph.D. in history from Princeton University, where he also served as a fellow at the Center for the Study of Religion. Dr. Jordan is a member of the social sciences faculty at National University. His writing has been published in \u003cem\u003eCivil War History\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eQuaker History\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eJournal of the Early Republic\u003c\/em\u003e. Dr. Jordan is also the author of several books including \u003cem\u003eSlavery and the Meetinghouse: The Quakers and the Abolitionist Dilemma\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eChurch, State, and Race in the United States: The Discourse of American Religions Liberty\u003c\/em\u003e, and most recently, \u003cem\u003eContested Revolutions: The Era of American Independence, 1763-1791\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cognella Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47064287183088,"sku":"9781516522941","price":74.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781516522941_p0.jpg?v=1763738201","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781516522941","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}