American Portraits: Biographies in United States History, Volume 2 by Weisner, Stephen; Hartford, William;

Long description:

American Portraits is a two-volume collection of biographical profiles designed to supplement American History survey texts. Biography personalizes history in a unique and profound way for students, lending a sense of immediacy to the study of the past. All of the essays selected for this anthology profile the life of a given individual and explore how that person influenced and was influenced by broader historical forces. Introductions begin each "unit", placing the biographies in topical and chronological perspective. Supporting documents, headnotes, and discussion questions help students place the biographies in context.

Table of Contents:

Unit One

Introduction

Philip H. Sheridan by Paul Andrew Hutton;

Susan LaFlesche Picotte by Valerie Sherer Mathes;

Mary Lease by Rebecca Edwards;

Henry McNeal Turner by John Dittmer;

John D. Rockefeller by Robert Heilbroner;

Stephen Crane by Stephen B. Oates

Unit Two

Introduction

Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris;

Eugene V. Debs by Francis Russell;

W.E.B. DuBois by Elliot Rudwick;

Margaret Sanger by Margaret Forster;

Eleanor Roosevelt by William H. Chafe;

Huey Long by Peter J. King;

George Patton by Stephen E. Ambrose and Judith D. Ambrose

Unit Three

Introduction

Ray Kroc by Ted C. Hinckley and Roderick C. Johnson;

Joseph McCarthy by Fred Cook;

Martin Luther King Jr. by Stephen B. Oates;

Betty Freidan by David Halberstam;

Cesar Chavez by Cletus E. Daniel