These Truths

The United States was founded on a set of self-evident truths: political equality, natural rights, and the sovereignty of the people. But how well has the nationfrom its revolutionary birth to our fractious presentlived up to these founding ideals? In an absorbing, character-driven narrative, acclaimed historian Jill Lepore engages this urgent question. Now expanded into a two-volume textbook, the Inquiry Edition is a new kind of history textone that highlights the importance of analyzing evidence and practicing historical inquiry to help students develop civic skills relevant to their lives far beyond the course.