The Unfinished Nation: A Concise History of the American People Volume 1: 2025 Release ISE

1. The Collision of Cultures
2. Transplantations and Borderlands
3. Society and Culture in Provincial America
4. The Empire in Transition
5. The American Revolution
6. The Constitution and the New Republic
7. The Jeffersonian Era
8. Expansion and Division in the Early Republic
9. Jacksonian America
10. America’s Economic Revolution
11. Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South
12. Antebellum Culture and Reform
13. The Impending Crisis
14. The Civil War
15. Reconstruction and the New South
16. The Conquest of the Far West

The Unfinished Nation: A Concise History of the American People continues the evolution of Alan Brinkley’s influential work, with a focus on making history relatable and accessible to today’s students. Enhanced with the rich Evergreen resources of Connect—including over 100 maps and 30 map videos, 600 primary sources, hundreds of compelling professionally-produced podcasts, new History Skills Videos, and real-world Application-Based Activities--the text offers flexibility to instructors and engagement and convenience to students. Its authorship and balanced narrative build personal connections with students, drawing upon their own experiences and prompting readers to interpret evidence and bring to the task their own questions for a continuing dialogue with our ever-unfinished nation.