The Brief Edition of A PEOPLE AND A NATION offers a succinct and spirited narrative that tells the stories of all people in the United States. The authors' attention to race and racial identity, and their inclusion of everyday people and popular culture brings history to life, engaging readers and encouraging them to imagine what life was really like in the past. In the tenth edition, the number of chapters has been reduced from 33 to 29, making the text easier to assign in a typical semester. Available in the following split options: A PEOPLE AND A NATION, Brief Tenth Edition (Chapters 1–29), ISBN: 9781285430843; Volume I: TO 1877 (Chapters 1–14), ISBN: 9781285430850; Volume II: SINCE 1865 (Chapters 14-29), ISBN: 9781285430867