Carol Berkin, et al., Making America: A History of the United States; Volume One, To 1877 (7th ed., Stamford, CT: Cengage, 2015).
ISBN: 9781285194806

PLEASE NOTE: Reading Quizzes and Document Assignments are based on THIS EDITION and THIS EDITION ONLY; it will be impossible to pass this course without access to this edition.
 

IMPORTANT: If you see a 7th edition that is labeled "Advantage" or "Advantage Books" THAT IS THE WRONG BOOK

This is the primary text for the course and is required for all students. It contains information essential for completing all of the work for the class. You will not pass the class if you do not have this material.

NOTE: You can rent or purchase this book directly from the publisher at reduced cost. Click on the link below to review this option.

 

 Rolando Avila, The Civil War Era and the Lower Rio Grande Valley: A Brief History (University of Texas Rio Grande Valley on Behalf of the Chaps Program, 2018).
ISBN: 9780998207032

In addition, all students must have regular access to the Internet and a browser that is compatible with the version of Blackboard that is available for this campus. For details about compatibility, contact the COLT2 by email at coltthelp@utrgv.edu or on the Edinburg campus by telephone at 956-665-5327 or visit the COLT2 Helpdesk at EDCC 2.202; on the Brownsville campus by telephone at 956-882-6792 or visit the COLT2 Helpdesk at Rusteberg 108. In addition to this general requirement, students will also need the following applications and skills: