The American Yawp Vol. I To 1877

In an increasingly digital world in which pedagogical trends are de-emphasizing rote learning and professors are increasingly turning toward active-learning exercises, scholars are fleeing traditional textbooks. Yet for those that still yearn for the safe tether of a synthetic text, as either narrat...

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Other Authors: Locke, Joseph L. (Editor), Wright, Ben (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Palo Alto, CA Stanford University Press [2019]
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