Dozens of free US history textbooks PDF. High School United States history, College, & Primary School. Read online or download. Includes Open Access. American history textbooks pdf. Prentice Hall United States history textbook pdf, Holt McDougal, McGraw Hill, and many other publishers. Some texts include geography.
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American History Textbooks in PDF
2019
Give Me Liberty! An American History (Vol 1) (2019)
Give Me Liberty! An American History (Vol 2) (2019)
Author: Foner, Eric
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Eric Foner Give Me Liberty. Vol 1 to 1877. Vol 2 from 1865.
2016
Introduction to American History, Vol 2 (2016)
Author: Farmer, Brian
Publisher: BVT
U.S. History from 1865 to the present, United States history since 1877.
The American Pageant : A History of the American People (Single Vol) (2016)
The American Pageant : A History of the American People (Vol 2) (2016) – High School United States History
Author: Kennedy, David M., et al
Publisher: Cengage Learning
The American Pageant is said to be the most popular AP (High School Advanced Placement) High school United States history textbook pdf.
United States History: Reconstruction to the Present (2016)
United States History: Modern America (Single Vol), Teacher’s Edition (2013)
United States History (Single Vol) (2010)
Author: Lapsansky-Werner, Emma J.
Publisher: Pearson
The Pearson US history textbook high school.
The American Republic (Single Vol) (2016)
Author: Larson, Rachel C.
Publisher: BJU Press
United States history textbook pdf.
American Horizons: U.S. History in a Global Context – Vol 2 (2016)
American Horizons: U.S. History in a Global Context – Vol 2 (2013)
Author: Schaller, Michael
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Michael Schaller American Horizons pdf.
America: A Narrative History (Single Vol) (2016)
America: A Narrative History (Vol 2) (2016)
America: A Narrative History (Single Vol) (2013)
America : The Essential Learning Edition (Vol 1) (2015)
Author: Shi, David Emory and Tindall, George Brown
Publisher: Norton
David Shi America a Narrative History from W. W. Norton.
2015
Making America : A History of the United States (Single Vol) (2015)
Author: Berkin, Carol
Publisher: Cengage Learning
American history text.
American Stories: A History of the United States (Vol 1) (2015)
Author: Brands, H.W., et al
Publisher: PEARSON
The Unfinished Nation: A Concise History of the American People (Single Vol) (2015)
Author: Brinkley, Alan
Publisher: McGraw Hill Education
McGraw Hill The Unfinished Nation by Alan Brinkley.
Becoming America : A History for the 21st Century (Single Vol) (2015)
Author: Henkin, David and Mcclennan, Rebecca
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
The American Promise : A History of the United States (Single Vol) (2015)
The American Promise : A History of the United States (Vol 1) (2015)
The American promise : A Concise History (Single Vol) (2014)
The American Promise : A History of the United States (Single Vol) (2012)
Author: Roark, James L., et al
Publisher: Bedford/St. Martins
The American Promise.
2014
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The American Journey (Vol 1) (2014)
The American Journey (Single Vol) (2014)
Author: Goldfield, David R., et al
Publisher: Pearson
Pearson The American Journey.
America’s History (Single Vol) (2014) – High School United States History
Author: Henretta, James, et al
Publisher: Bedford/St. Martins
Advanced Placement U.S. history. 1450 to the Present in one volume
2013
United States : History & Geography (2013)
Discovering our Past: A History of the United States (Single Vol) (2013)
The American Vision (2008)
The American Republic (Vol 2) (2007)
Author: Appleby, Joyce, et al
Publisher: McGraw Hill Education
The American Vision; The American Republic text, by Joyce Appleby and others. Discovering our Past free download or read online. US History Textbook McGraw Hill PDF.
The American Experiment : A History of the United States (2013)
Author: Gillon, Steven M. and Matson, Cathy D.
Publisher: Wadsworth Cengage Learning
Wadsworth Cengage The American Experiment PDF.
Exploring American Histories : A Brief Survey with Sources (Single Vol) (2013)
Author: Hewitt, Nancy A. and Lawson, Steven F.
Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin’s
Bedford St. Martin’s Exploring American Histories.
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Exploring American Histories : A Brief Survey with Sources (Single Vol) (2013)
Author: Hewitt, Nancy A. and Lawson, Steven F.
Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin’s
Bedford St. Martin’s Exploring American Histories.
Visions of America (vol 2) (2013)
Author: Keene, Jennifer D., et al
Publisher: Pearson
Pearson Visions of America. U.S. history 1877 to present.
HIST – Vol 2(2013)
Author: Schultz, Kevin M.
Publisher: Wadsworth – Cengage Learning
US history since 1865.
2012
American Passages (2012)
Author: Ayers, Edward L., et al
Publisher: Wadsworth Cengage Learning
Cengage American Passages.
Free online Reference Books
The American Journey (Vol 1) (2012) – High School United States History
Author: Baker, Doug and Hutchins, Susan
Publisher: Rainmaker Education, College Division
AP edition of the American Journey from Rainmaker Education. United States History to 1877. AP High School United States history pdf.
United States History and Government – Prentice Hall Brief Review (2012)
Author: Briggs, Bonnie-Anne, Petersen, Catherine Fish
Publisher: Pearson
Prentice Hall United States History Textbooks PDF.
American History : Connecting with the Past (2012)
Author: Brinkley, Alan
Publisher: McGraw Hill Higher Education
McGraw Hill US history textbook pdf. Connecting with the Past by Alan Brinkley.
The Americans (Vol 2) (2012)
The Americans (Single Vol) (Year)
Author: Danzer, Gerald A.
Publisher: Holt McDougal
The Americans by Gerald Danzer. Holt McDougal American history textbook pdf free.
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United States History (Vol 1) (2012)
Author: Deverell, William
Publisher: Holt McDougal
Holt McDougal U.S. History Textbook PDF.
2011
History Alive! The United States Through Industrialism (2011) – High School United States History
Author: Bower, Bert
Publisher: Teachers’ Curriculum Institute
History Alive! High School United States History pdf.
The American People : Creating a Nation and a Society (Single Vol) (2011) – Prentic Hall US History Textbook PDF
Author: Nash, Gary B., et al
Publisher: Prentice Hall
The American People Creating a Nation and a Society. Prentice Hall US history textbook pdf.
Textbook Collections for American History
US History Texts
Text books of United States history online at the Internet Archive. They include textbooks at the elementary, secondary and higher education levels. Some titles: Michael Schaller American Horizons; McGraw-Hill U.S. A Narrative History; Wadsworth-Cengage HIST; Brian Farmer Introduction to American History; Rachel Larson The American Republic; W.W. Norton America A Narrative History; Pearson United States History Reconstruction to the Present; Pearson American Stories; James Roark The American Promise; McGraw-Hill Becoming America; Pearson American Journey; McGraw-Hill Discovering our Past; McGraw-Hill The American Vision; McGraw-Hill The American Republic; Cengage Making America; McGraw Hill Unfinished Nation; McGraw Hill Experience History. Prentice Hall US History Textbook PDF.
Books on Study Skills
American History Textbooks PDF – Elementary School Collection
Social Studies textbooks for elementary school classes at the Internet Archive. Many are for U.S. history. Some book titles: George Washington, Ben Franklin, Common Core Curriculum United States History, Doctor Elizabeth Blackwell, Contemporary United States: 1968 to the Present, Social Studies Alive!, Indiana Social Studies, Harcourt Social Studies, Houghton Mifflin Social Studies, Exploring American History, Read-Draw-Remember American History Activities, Get Ready for Social Studies U.S. History, American History Adds Up, In Search of America’s Past.
US History Textbooks PDF – Middle School Collection
United States History texts for middle school classes, at the Internet Archive. Some textbook titles: Experiencing American History, Prentice Hall America: History of Our Nation, Holt Social Studies United States History, Call to Freedom: Beginnings to 1877, The American Republic to 1877, The Princeton Review American History Smart Junior, Discovering Our Past The American Journey to World War I , McDougal Littell Creating America. Prentice Hall US History Textbook PDF free. US history book pdf.
Books on Library and Online Research Skills
High School American History Textbooks – Collection – High School United States History
United States History text books for secondary school. Some book titles: Prentice Hall United States History textbook pdf. McGraw Hill United States History and Geography textbook pdf; McGraw Hill Discovering Our Past; Holt McDougal American history textbook pdf free; Prentice Hall United States History and Government; Holt American Anthem; Alan Brinkley American History; Appleby The American Vision from Glencoe; History Alive! Prentice Hall America History of our Nation; McDougal Littell Creating America, plus many more. High School. McGraw Hill US History Textbook PDF. United States history and geography textbook pdf. American history pdf.
Books on Writing Skills
U.S. History Documents and Sources – Collection
More than 2,000 books at the Internet Archive found in a search for United States History – Sources. It includes many ‘documentary histories’ and textbooks containing document collections. Prentice Hall United States History Textbook PDF.
U.S. History Examination Study Guides – Collection
United States history examination study guides online, at the Internet Archive. Some book titles: Barron’s SAT Subject Test U.S. History, 5 Steps to a 5 AP U.S. History, Princeton Review Cracking the AP U.S. History Exam, United States History Preparing for the Advanced Placement Examination, McGraw-Hill United States History, Kaplan AP U.S. History, Kaplan SAT Subject Test U.S History, AP U.S. History All Access.
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United States – History – Study and teaching (Middle school)
Open Access Textbooks in U.S. History
Open Access Textbooks
Open Access textbooks are licensed by authors and publishers to be freely used, and were published or updated in recent years. You may also find here other learning resources, such as course lesson plans.
U.S. History (2023) – OpenStax U.S. History Text Books
Author: Corbett, P. Scott, et al
Publisher: OpenStax
Open Access American history text books pdf from OpenStax.
The American Yawp volume 1 pdf (2019) – Open Access
The American Yawp (Vol 2) (2019)
Author: Locke, Joseph L. and Wright, Ben, eds.
Publisher: Stanford University 2022
Open Access U.S. text online. The American Yawp is a college level American history pdf textbook created in collaboration by many historians. United States history to 1877 text books.
How History is Made: A Student’s Guide to Reading, Writing, and Thinking in the Discipline
Cole, Stephanie, et al
Mavs Open Press 2015
Learn what it means to think like an historian! Units on “Thinking Historically,” “Reading Historically,” “Researching Historically,” and “Writing Historically” describe the essential skills of the discipline of history. “Performing Historically” offers advice on presenting research findings and describes some careers open to those with an academic training in history. Open Access history textbooks free.
Race and Ethnic Relations in the U.S.: An Intersectional Approach
Carlos Ramos, Janet Hund, et al
Libre 2022
With an eye on social justice and intersectionality, the text provides a sociological analysis of the history, demographics, and contemporary experiences of the following race-ethnic groups: African Americans, Asian American Pacific Islanders, Euro Americans, Latinx, Native Americans, Middle Eastern Americans, and immigrants. This text is suitable for a sociology course on race and ethnic relations or a social justice studies introductory course.
Slavery to Liberation: The African American Experience
Gwendolyn Graham, Joshua Farrington, Norman W. Powell
Eastern Kentucky Univ. 2020
A comprehensive and up-to-date account of African Americans’ cultural and political history, economic development, artistic expressiveness, and religious and philosophical worldviews in a critical framework.
Open Anthology of The American Revolution: Primary Source Readings 1623-1800
Laura Lyons McLemore
Creative Commons 2022
This compilation brings together sources organized into four eras: Virginia Settlement, Puritans in New England, The Old Colonial Period, and The American Revolution, to chart the evolution of the American self from British citizens to revolutionaries.
United States History I
Eric Vernold
Achieving the Dream 2021
U.S. History I covers the chronological story of the United States from before Discovery through Reconstruction.
US History II
Pima Community College
Achieving the Dream 2021
U.S. History II covers the chronology of the United States from Reconstruction through the beginning of the 21st Century.
Free US History Textbooks and Other Learning Materials
Search results at OER Commons Open Educational Resources for “U.S. History”. Contains links to various types of Open Access learning media from Elementary School through University. Materials include textbooks, syllabi, lessons, readings, teaching/learning strategies, full courses, assessments, Khan Academy lessons and videos, primary sources, units of study, homework assignments, etc. Includes surveys of U.S. history and many narrower topics.
Notes about the entries on this page
- ‘Vol 1’ means the textbook covers from the ‘beginning’ of American history to 1877; Vol 2 covers from 1865 to some recent date. ‘Single Vol’ means the entire period is covered in one volume.
- If a textbook clearly indicated it was for either secondary school or college, that is noted. Many textbooks did not specify that.
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