{"product_id":"9781405163590","title":"Writing the American Past US History to 1877","description":"\u003ch1\u003eWriting the American Past\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eUS History to 1877\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMark M. Smith\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ United States \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eWriting the American Past\u003c\/i\u003e reproduces dozens of untranscribed, handwritten documents, offering students the opportunity to transcribe, decipher, and interpret primary sources. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDocuments include diary entries from Massachusetts in the 1690s, a woman detailing the Great Awakening, an eighteenth-century treaty with Native Americans, a journal describing antebellum train travel, and a letter by a slave\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSkillfully teaches students to engage with the raw material of pre-1877 US history: the written document\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn introduction and headnotes to each document contextualize the sources and provide a foundation from which the student can explore the material\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eMark M. Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is Carolina Distinguished Professor of History at the University of South Carolina. He is the author or editor of a dozen previous books including the award-winning \u003ci\u003eMastered by the Clock: Time, Slavery, and Freedom in the American South\u003c\/i\u003e (1997) and he has served or currently serves on the editorial boards of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Southern History\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Social History\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eJournal of American History\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Senses and Society\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16 March 2009\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405163590\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e184\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44312931991692,"sku":"9781405163590","price":25.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781405163590","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}