Jeffrey J Roy

The American People: Creating a Nation and a Society, Volume I, Books a la Carte Edition (8th Edition)

For courses in U.S. History An accessible social history of the U.S. The American People: Creating a Nation and a Society, Concise Edition examines U.S. history as revealed through the experiences of diverse Americans, both ordinary and extraordinary. With a thought-provoking and rich presentati...

The American People, Brief Edition: Creating a Nation and a Society, Volume I (to 1877) (5th Edition)

A condensed version of The American People, Fifth Edition, this engaging text examines U.S. history as revealed through the experiences of all Americans, both ordinary and extraordinary. With a thought-provoking and rich presentation, the authors explore the complex lives of Americans of all nationa...

The Great Silent Army of Abolitionism: Ordinary Women in the Antislavery Movement

By focusing on male leaders of the abolitionist movement, historians have often overlooked the great grassroots army of women who also fought to eliminate slavery. Here, Julie Roy Jeffrey explores the involvement of ordinary women--black and white--in the most significant reform movement prior to th...

Where Wagons Could Go: Narcissa Whitman and Eliza Spaulding

Narcissa Whitman and her husband, Marcus, went to Oregon as missionaries in 1836, accompanied by the Reverend Henry Spalding and his wife, Eliza. It was, as Narcissa wrote, “an unheard of journey for females.”Narcissa Whitman kept a diary during the long trip from New York and continued to write abo...

Converting the West: A Biography of Narcissa Whitman (The Oklahoma Western Biographies)

Narcissa Whitman and her husband, Marcus, were pioneer missionaries to the Cayuse Indians in Oregon Territory. Narcissa grew up in western New York State, her values and attitudes carefully shaped by her mother. Very much a child of the Second Great Awakening, she eagerly embraced the burgeoning eva...

The American People: Creating a Nation and a Society, Concise Edition, Combined Volume (7th Edition)

This engaging text examines U.S. history as revealed through the experiences of all Americans, both ordinary and extraordinary. With a thought-provoking and rich presentation, the authors explore the complex lives of Americans of all national origins and cultural backgrounds, at all levels of societ...

Voices of The American People, Volume 2

This collection of primary sources includes both classic and lesser-known documents describing the rich mosaic of American life from the pre-contact era to the present day. The sources, both public and private documents—ranging from letters, diary excerpts, stories, novels, to speeches, court cases,...

The American People: Creating a Nation and a Society: Concise Edition, Volume 1 (8th Edition)

For courses in U.S. History An accessible social history of the U.S. The American People: Creating a Nation and a Society, Concise Edition examines U.S. history as revealed through the experiences of diverse Americans, both ordinary and extraordinary. With a thought-provoking and rich presentati...

E-government in Canada: Transformation for the Digital Age