For the Record: A Documentary History of America

By David E. Shi, Holly A Mayer, Holly A. Mayer

Book Overview

For the Record: A Documentary History of America tells the stories of American history through in-depth primary sources, both textual and visual, that give students more opportunities to explore diverse voices from the past. A wide variety of longer archival sources--including government documents, newspapers, speeches, letters, and contemporary literature--are surrounded by carefully considered pedagogical features that help students understand big-picture context and dig deeply into the readings. The new edition incorporates feedback from a range of instructors to ensure wide appeal and strong classroom performance as well as a new focus on the diverse experiences of women in American history.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1324088834
• ISBN13: 9781324088837
• Release Date: July 2025
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 392 Pages

Customer Reviews

vol 2- brief documents, heavy on African & European American historical documents

It is a documentary history of reconstruction through contemporary times- 6th Edition, volume 2. It holds many African & European American historical documents that surround the forming of USA. The focus on African Americans was strong, and they have been able to rally a large voice. I only count 3 documents from the late 1880s, that talk of the decimation and suppression of American Indians: one is a chief Joseph, another is a woman Helen (Fiske) Hunt Jackson who advocated for their plight, and then The Dawes Act documented. There's no mention of the modern day American Indian Movement. This book does a good job of supplying the documents and then asking review questions.