Download or read book Discovering the American Past: To 1877 written by William Bruce Wheeler and published by Cengage Learning. This book was released on 2007 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This primary source reader contains a multi-part pedagogical framework that guides students through the process of historical inquiry and explanation. The text emphasizes historical study as interpretation rather than memorization of data. Each chapter is organized within the same pedagogical framework: The Problem, Background, The Method, The Evidence, Questions to Consider, and Epilogue.