Developed to meet the demand for a low-cost, high-quality history book, this economically priced version of MAKING AMERICA, Seventh Edition offers readers the complete narrative while limiting the number of features, photos, and maps. All volumes feature a two-color paperback format that appeals to those seeking a comprehensive, trade-sized history text. Shaped with a clear political chronology, MAKING AMERICA reflects the variety of individual experiences and cultures that comprise American society. For instructors whose classrooms mirror the diversity of today's college students, the clear narrative, together with an integrated program of learning and teaching aids, makes the historical content vivid and comprehensible to students at all levels of preparedness. MAKING AMERICA is available in the following options: CENGAGE ADVANTAGE BOOKS: MAKING AMERICA, Seventh Edition (Chapters 1¬–29); Volume 1: To 1877 (Chapters 1–15); Volume 2: Since 1865 (Chapters 15–29).

15. Reconstruction: High Hopes and Shattered Dreams, 1865–1877.
16. The Nation Industrializes, 1865–1900.
17. Life in the Gilded Age, 1865–1900.
18. Politics and Foreign Relations in a Rapidly Changing Nation, 1865–1902.
19. The Progressive Era, 1900–1917.
20. The United States in a World at War, 1913–1920.
21. Prosperity Decade, 1920–1928.
22. The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929–1939.
23. America's Rise to World Leadership, 1929–1945.
24. Truman and Cold War America, 1945–1952.
25. Quest for Consensus, 1952–1960.
26. Great Promises, Bitter Disappointments, 1960–1968.
27. America Under Stress, 1967–1976.
28. New Economic and Political Alignments, 1976–1992.
29. Entering a New Century, 1992–2013.
Documents.
Declaration of Independence.
Articles of Confederation.
Constitution of the United States of America and Amendments.
Presidential Elections.
Index.

Developed to meet the demand for a low-cost, high-quality history book, this economically priced version of MAKING AMERICA, Seventh Edition offers readers the complete narrative while limiting the number of features, photos, and maps. All volumes feature a two-color paperback format that appeals to those seeking a comprehensive, trade-sized history text. Shaped with a clear political chronology, MAKING AMERICA reflects the variety of individual experiences and cultures that comprise American society. For instructors whose classrooms mirror the diversity of today's college students, the clear narrative, together with an integrated program of learning and teaching aids, makes the historical content vivid and comprehensible to students at all levels of preparedness. MAKING AMERICA is available in the following options: CENGAGE ADVANTAGE BOOKS: MAKING AMERICA, Seventh Edition (Chapters 1¬–29); Volume 1: To 1877 (Chapters 1–15); Volume 2: Since 1865 (Chapters 15–29). The chapters in MAKING AMERICA present a tried-and-true pattern of aids and tools that help readers understand the material. One feature many students appreciate is the on-page glossary, which defines terms and explains their historically specific usage when they first appear in the narrative. A “Study Tools” section at the end of each chapter helps readers review what they've learned. The section includes a summary to reinforce the most important information and themes, a chronology, and focus questions. In each chapter, an essay titled “It Matters Today” points out critical connections between current and past events. Each essay is accompanied by discussion and reflection questions. A new feature, “A Deeper Understanding of History,” introduces students to the processes historians use as they work, actively engaging students in methods of historical investigation and critical thinking.