TY - BOOK AU - Appleby,Joyce Oldham AU - Brinkley,Alan AU - Broussard,Albert S AU - McPherson,James M AU - Ritchie,Donald A AU - Zike,Dinah ED - National Geographic Society (U.S.) TI - The American journey: early years SN - 9780078953620 AV - E178.1 .A67 E37 2012 PY - 2012/// CY - Columbus, OH PB - Glencoe/McGraw-Hill KW - United States KW - History KW - Textbooks KW - Study and teaching (Middle school) N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Additional Features: Linking past to present -- National Geographic geography & history -- America's literature -- Economics & history -- Time notebook -- Primary sources: interpreting political cartoons -- People in history -- You decide -- Chance & error in history -- Skills handbook: critical thinking skills; social studies skills -- Documents of American history; Unit 1. The Americas : worlds meet -- unit 2. Creating a nation -- unit 3. Launching the republic -- unit 4. Nationalism and sectionalism -- unit 5. Civil War and Reconstruction -- Appendix ER -