American Realities,a best-selling collection of secondary sources, integrates the lives of Americans with their respective time periods, and depicts a diverse American experience that challenges the preconceived notions of students. This edition includes new scholarship and revised writing in existing chapters. The clarity of the author's unique, anecdotal writing style successfully engages students in an exploration of unique historical characters and significant events. American Realities vividly recreates the past with a compelling collection of essays that explore American history in rich and revealing detail. Eloquently written, these essays will help students understand the diverse political and cultural history of America through individual perspectives and personal experiences. Emancipation, Industrial Era, John Muir, Immigration, World War I, Womenrs"s Suffrage, Scopes Trial, World War II, Hiroshima, Eleanor Roosevelt, Joseph McCarthy, Martin Luther King, Jr. US History Survey courses