Chapter-opening vignettes are closely integrated with MindTap's chapter-opening interactive stories, which take students on a visual and/or geographic journey that provide deeper, more connected exploration of each chapter.

"Visualizing the Past" features in each chapter treat artifacts, paintings, photographs and advertisements as primary sources to explore major themes and help students understand how the examination of visual materials can reveal aspects of America's story that otherwise would remain unknown.

"Links to the World" essays--one in each chapter--connect figures, topics or events in U.S. history to the history of the greater world.

"Legacy for a People and a Nation" essays--one in each chapter--offer compelling and timely answers to students who question the relevance of historical study by exploring the historical roots of contemporary topics.
While A PEOPLE AND A NATION was the first textbook to focus on U.S. social history, its attention to international history and the place of the U.S. in the world, to politics and policy, to social movements and to clear explanations of economic issues makes it a useful resource for AP courses.

Integrated discussions of diversity throughout the narrative examine differences within broad ethnic categories and pay attention to immigration, cultural and intellectual infusions from around the world and to America's growing religious diversity.
More than 90 maps provide an engaging visual and geographic context for the narrative.

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