McGraw-Hill is pleased to introduce a distinctly concise, affordable, flexible new text, built on Alan Brinkley's clear narrative voice and impeccable scholarship and accompanied by a wealth of media tools. This volume and its technological supports--a Primary Source Investigator (PSI) CD with hundreds of primary and secondary sources, as well as a stellar Online Learning Center--provide a careful examination of American political and diplomatic history through the Reconstruction and the New South, while exploring the diverse areas of the American past. The text's brevity and the organization of the companion media assets give instructors maximum flexibility in tailoring their courses.