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This book examines shifting public opinion on various issues with social media and how people have communicated throughout history, tracing the path of how Americans think about social media with each chapter providing insightful commentary on a selected primary source.

"A unique, panoramic look at women's history in the United States through the lens of ordinary objects from, by, and for . . . women. Featuring more than 280 artifacts from 16 Smithsonian museums and archives, and more than 135 essays from 95 Smithsonian authors, this book tells women's history as only the Smithsonian can"--Provided by.

"Through primary sources, this volume examines the history, evolution, and major contemporary controversies associated with voting rights in the United States, devoting particular attention to demographic groups including women, young people, people of color, and poor people"--Provided by publisher.

"The Trail of Tears marked the systematic segregation of indigenous people from white Americans. Starting in 1816, several indigenous nations were forced to give up their lands in the southeastern region of the United States for new lands west of the Mississippi. Historians estimate that more than 100,000 people were relocated between 1830 and 1850. The physical Trail of Tears spans more than 5,045 miles and has been designated a National Historic Trail. This volume is filled with primary sources that illustrate just how much these groups of indigenous people suffered after they were forced to leave their homes"--Provided by publisher.

Discusses the voyage of the Mayflower and the difficulties that drove the Pilgrims to make the voyage to a new land.

A collection of first-person accounts from runaway slaves about their dangerous journeys to freedom.

Collects annotated primary documents that discuss aspects of daily living in the modern world, covering domestic, economic, intellectual, material, political, recreational, and religious life, and including illustrations.

Collects annotated primary documents that discuss aspects of daily living in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, covering domestic, economic, intellectual, material, political, recreational, and religious life, and including illustrations.

A collection of writings that study the events of the 1960s from the perspective of new leftists, liberals, and conservatives.

Presents an illustrated history of the women who played crucial roles at home and overseas during WWII, including those in the Women's Army Corps "Rosie the Riveters, " nurses, and USO volunteers, with information about peoples' attitudes toward the new roles they played and a glossary.