Thomas Andrew Bailey

A close look at the integrity of each of the first 38 United States presidents.

An history of America told through the slogans, catch-words, mottoes, lyrics, toasts, and familiar sayings of American life.

A detailed account of the sensational U-boat sinking of the British passenger liner in 1915, exploring background causes and contexts, questions of cargo, conspiracy, and controversy, and the subsequent legends and stories.

For this twelfth edition of The American Pageant, we have worked together closely to incorporate the most recent scholarship about American history, and to preserve the readability that has long been the Pageant's hallmark. We are often told that the Pageant is the sole American history text that has a distinctive personality -- defined by clarity, concreteness, a consistent chronological narrative, strong emphasis on major themes, avoidance of clutter, access to a variety of interpretive perspectives, and a colorful writing style leavened, as appropriate, with wit. - Preface.

"This is an account of ... the great betrayal which occured when the United States turned its back on Wilson's pledges and failed to ratify the Treaty of Versailles and join the League of Nations"--Foreword.

xvii, 520 p. ; 21 cm