The American Pageant

A global focus throughout the text includes graphics to help students compare American developments to developments around the world in areas such as railroad building, cotton production, city size and urban reform strategies, immigration, automobile ownership, the economic effects of the Great Depression and women's participation in voting and the workforce. Thinking Globally essays (now totaling 13) present a different aspect of the American experience contextualized within world history.

Boxed quotations, many relating to international events or figures, add personal voices to the events chronicled in the text's historical narrative. This edition further incorporates more non-white voices as well as women’s voices. In addition, Contending Voices boxes pair quotes from original historical sources, accompanied by questions that prompt students to think about conflicting perspectives on controversial subjects.

Updated Varying Viewpoints essays reflect new interpretations of significant trends and events as well as concern for their global context.

Pedagogical aids help students through the material. Examining the Evidence focuses on primary sources such as correspondence between Abigail and John Adams to illuminate the role of women in the American Revolution, how the Gettysburg Address sheds light on President Lincoln's vision of the nation and more.