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Product DescriptionALERT: Before you purchase, check with your instructor or review your course syllabus to ensure that you select the correct ISBN. Several versions of Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products exist for each title, including customized versions for individual schools, and registrations are not transferable. In addition, you may need a CourseID, provided by your instructor, to register for and use Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products. PackagesAccess codes for Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products may not be included when purchasing or renting from companies other than Pearson; check with the seller before completing your purchase. Used or rental booksIf you rent or purchase a used book with an access code, the access code may have been redeemed previously and you may have to purchase a new access code. Access codesAccess codes that are purchased from sellers other than Pearson carry a higher risk of being either the wrong ISBN or a previously redeemed code. Check with the seller prior to purchase. -- Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE "Offers students insight into how diverse communities and different regions have shaped America's past." For the two-semester U.S. history survey course.Out of Many, brief edition, reveals the ethnic, geographical and economic diversity of the United States by examining the individual, the community and the state and placing a special focus on the country's regions, particularly the West. Each chapter helps students understand the textured and varied history that has produced the increasing complexity of America. This book is the abridged version of Out of Many, seventh edition.Teaching and Learning Experience "Personalize Learning"-The new MyHistoryLab delivers proven results in helping students succeed, provides engaging experiences that personalize learning and comes from a trusted partner with educational expertise and a deep commitment to helping students and instructors achieve their goals. "Improve Critical Thinking"- Seeing History images and critical thinking questions help students use visual culture to make sense of the past."Engage Students"- Each chapter begins with an American Communities feature that shows how the events discussed in the chapter affected particular communities for a well-rounded understanding of American history."Support Instructors"- MyHistoryLab, ClassPrep, an Instructor's Manual, MyTest and PowerPoints. Note: MyHistoryLab does not come automatically packaged with this text. To purchase MyHistoryLab at no extra charge, please visit www.MyHistoryLab.com or use the following (VP ISBN-10: 020513453X, VP ISBN-13: 9780205134533)From the Back CoverMore than 4 million students are now using Pearson MyLab products! Here are just a few ways MyHistoryLab can help you save time and improve results: Pearson eText -- Just like the printed text, students can highlight and add their own notes. Students save time and improve results by having access to their book online. Gradebook -- Students can monitor their progress and instructors can monitor the progress of their entire class. Automated grading of quizzes and assignments helps both instructors and students save time and monitor their results throughout the course. History Bookshelf -- This compendium of resources includes up to 100 most commonly assigned history works like Thomas Paine's "Common Sense," Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle," and Machiavelli's "The Prince." To order this book with MyHistoryLab access at no extra charge, use ISBN 9780205108718. www.myhistorylab.comAbout the AuthorJohn Mack FaragherJohn Mack Faragher is an Arthur Unobskey professor of American history and the director of the Howard R. Lamar Center for the Study of Frontiers and Borders at Yale University. Born in Arizona and raised in southern California, he received his B.A. at the University of California, Riverside, and his Ph.D. at Yale University. He is the author of "Women and Men on the Overland Trail "(1979