The Theme of Freedom
Give Me Liberty! is a textbook that makes a difference: it shows students that history matters through its use of the theme of American freedom.
The freedom theme threads through the basic chronological narrative, enriching it and strengthening its coherence. It shows that freedom is not a single, timeless concept but is grounded in history and has changed in meaning over time.
For some a birthright, a distant dream for others, freedom has been a goal of political and social action for groups excluded from its benefits. The freedom theme makes the histories of women, African Americans, immigrants, and others central to the mainstream story of America. It shows that both high politics—Supreme Court decisions, presidential power, legislative action—and broad social movements have helped shape American history.
And in showing how fragile freedom is, how its benefits can be lost as well as won, the theme demonstrates the importance of guarding our freedoms with an attention based in knowledge. It shows students the relevance of history and the importance of historical knowledge.
An Unbeatable Value
The Seagull Edition of Give Me Liberty! offers the full text of the regular Second Edition in a compact format at half the price, with the same robust ancillary program. The Seagull Edition also includes Focus Questions, Chronologies, and Review Questions for each chapter. Voices of Freedom primary-source documents are paired in each chapter with headnotes and critical questions.
Whether a required component of the survey course or recommended as backup reading,the Seagull Edition of Give Me Liberty! offers tremendous value: an authoritative, accessible, complete survey text at an affordable price, reinforced with the best print and emedia ancillaries available.
A Single-Author Narrative by a Major Scholar and Teacher
Eric Foner excels at historical synthesis. He always shows students the big picture—how events and developments fit together—with just the right measure of detail. Unlike American history books written by multiple authors, Give Me Liberty! has a single author, which means that the narrative is coherent, streamlined, and engaging, and does not suffer from uneven prose or excessive, encyclopedic detail.
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