THE AMERICAN PAGEANT enjoys a reputation as one of the most popular, effective and entertaining texts on American history, and for good reasons. Colorful anecdotes and first-person quotations along with the authors' trademark wit bring American history to life. Learning aids make the book's content as accessible as it is enjoyable: part openers and chapter-ending chronologies provide a context for the major periods in American history, while other features present primary sources, scholarly debates and key historical figures for analysis. The text is also available in split options (Volume 1 and Volume 2).