Liberty, Equality, Power

Liberty, Equality, Power: A History of the American People, Enhanced, 7th Edition, examines how the United States transformed from Native American hunter-gatherer and agricultural societies into an industrial power. The text explores this development through the central concepts of liberty, equality, and power.

Coverage investigates how dominant and subordinate groups influenced and responded to shifting balances of power throughout American history. The narrative connects broad political developments with social and cultural research, including material on movies and popular culture.

Primary source features appear alongside historical scholarship to provide firsthand evidence of the nation's political and cultural past.