Give Me Liberty!
An American History
American history viewed from the thematic perspective of freedom
Known for his work on the intersection of intellectual, political and social history, renowned historian Eric Foner brings a crisp, compelling clarity to the study of American history. This 3rd Edition builds on the success of the first—maintaining its unifying theme of freedom, while expanding coverage of Native American and immigration history and providing new discussions of the global dimension of American history.
A strengthened pedagogy features expanded Voices of Freedom primary source excerpts — now with images —in each chapter, plus expanded chapter exercises, additional Key Terms, and new questions on the freedom theme. A new feature, “U.S. History Tours powered by Google Earth,”traces historical developments across time, touching down on locations vital to our nation's heritage and development. The text is backed by a robust print and electronic support package, including “Author Insights podcasts,” for an engaging classroom experience.
A single-author book offers students a consistently clear and accessible synthesis of American history
Eric Foner excels at showing students the big picture—how events and developments fit together like the pieces of a puzzle—without cluttering the account with excessive detail. The single authorship of Give Me Liberty! results in a coherent, streamlined, and engaging narrative.
The freedom theme
The primary task of the book is to deliver to students a clear, event-based narrative account of American history. The basic narrative is enriched throughout by the theme of American freedom—its changing meanings, its promise, its limits, and the continuing efforts of Americans to define it and achieve it.
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A global context for American history
In the Third Edition, discussions of the global dimension of American history are integrated throughout the text, enriching the core national narrative without shifting the balance of the book away from American History. This new content is reinforced on StudySpace by over twenty new Author Insights that focus on the US in the world theme.
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Ample primary source documents
Give Me Liberty! provides students will many opportunities to engage with primary sources, in the text, in the companion reader, and on StudySpace, the free student website.
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Student-friendly pedagogy
The book’s strong but unobtrusive pedagogy is enhanced in the Third Edition with a more extensive set of end-of-chapter exercises, including more Key Terms and a new set of questions on the freedom theme.
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Superior tools for students and instructors
The Third Edition is supported by the best emedia program in the field, with terrific materials for review, enrichment, and course management. The StudySpace website helps students access and analyze review materials, textbook coverage, and primary sources. StudySpace also features US History Tours, powered by GoogleEarth, 20 new Author Insights by Eric Foner, interactive maps and worksheets, chrono-sequencers, and more. Instructors have access to a full suite of resources for a dynamic classroom, including free coursepacks, state of the art test banks, and tools for lecture presentation.
StudySpace
Free with the textbook, the StudySpace website helps students access and analyze review materials, textbook coverage, and primary sources. Whether accessing freedom-oriented multi-media documents, reviewing their reading, or interactively testing their grasp of history and geography, students will access a full range of resources organized within a coherent, assignment-driven study plan. Eric Foner’s brief Author Insights podcasts provide an over-arching thematic context for every chapter. These interview segments are also available in audio and video streaming format and each question and answer is transcribed and printer friendly. US History Tours powered by Google Earth™ trace historical developments across time, touching down on locations vital to our nation's heritage and development.
Coursepacks
Available at no cost to professors or students, Norton coursepacks bring high-quality Norton digital media into a new or existing online course. Content includes chapter-based assignments, test banks and quizzes, interactive learning tools, and all content from the StudySpace website.
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| Blackboard Coursepack (download this file if your school is using Blackboard 6, 7, 8 or 9) |
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| Blackboard CE 4 (formerly, WebCT CE 4) Coursepack |
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| Blackboard CE 6 (formerly, WebCT CE 6) Coursepack |
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| Blackboard Vista (formerly, WebCT Vista) Coursepack |
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| ANGEL Coursepack |
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| Moodle Coursepack |
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| Desire2Learn Coursepack |
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Questioning Freedom: Interviews with Eric Foner (PDF)
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| Questioning Freedom: Interviews with Eric Foner (PDF) |
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Instructor's Manual and Test Bank
The Instructor's Manual features sample syllabi, chapter summaries and outlines, short lecture and discussion question suggestions, and Web, visual, and print resources. The test bank includes approximately 24 matching, 50 multiple choice, 25 true/false, 10 essay and 12 short answer questions per chapter.
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| Instructor's Manual and Test Bank, Paperback |
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| Instructor's Manual and Test Bank, PDF |
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Voice of Freedom Instructor Responses to Questions
Lecture PowerPoints
Lecture slides are available for classroom use.
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Sample Ch 15
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Art Slides
Images and figures from the text are available for classroom use.
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| Art Slides, PowerPoint, Chapters 1 - 15 (Vol. 1) |
Sample Ch 3
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| Art Slides, PowerPoint, Chapters 15 - 28 (Vol. 2) |
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| Art Slides, JPEG, Chapters 1 - 15 (Vol. 1) |
Fig. 3.07
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Fig. 3.09
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Fig. 3.11
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| Art Slides, JPEG, Chapters 15 - 28 (Vol. 2) |
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Test Bank
The test bank includes approximately 24 matching, 50 multiple choice, 25 true/false, 10 essay and 12 short answer questions per chapter.
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| Test Bank, CD-ROM |
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| Test Bank, ExamView® Assessment Suite, Win |
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| Test Bank, ExamView® Assessment Suite, Mac OS 10.6 and earlier |
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| Test Bank, EXAMVIEW® 6.2 BNK Data Banks Only
(for Win and Mac. See special instructions for Mac OS 10.7 Lion users, click Access Resource to the right)
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| Test Bank, Blackboard 6 - 7 |
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| Test Bank, Blackboard 7.1 plus |
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| Test Bank, Blackboard CE / Vista (WebCT CE 4-6 / Vista 3-4) |
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| Test Bank, PDF |
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| Test Bank, Word RTF |
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Norton Gradebook
With the free, easy-to-use Norton gradebook, instructors can easily access StudySpace student quiz results and avoid email inbox clutter. No course setup required.
Norton American History Digital Archive
This 7-disc DVD-ROM set offers roughly 1300 images, and audio and movie files arranged chronologically and by theme. The DVD is fully searchable and offers content in an easy to grab format. Themes include, but are not limited to, Business & Labor, Culture & Society, Immigration, Native Peoples, Politics, Religion, Slavery, Transportation, Technology, Women's History, and War. All the great content that is available on the DVDs.
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| Norton American History Digital Archive, CD-ROM |
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Instructor's Resource Disc
This helpful classroom presentation tool includes Lecture PowerPoint slides with a suggested classroom-lecture script in the notes field, as well as photographs and drawn figures from the text.
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