American Story, The, Volume 2, Plus NEW MyLab History with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (5th Edition) - Softcover

Robert A. Divine is George W. Littlefield Professor Emeritus in American History at the University of Texas at Austin.

T. H. Breen is the William Smith Mason Professor of American History at Northwestern University and the author of several works of history, including The Marketplace of Revolution.

George M. Fredrickson is Robinson Professor of United States History at Stanford University, and author of several books, including "Black Liberation: A Comparative History of Black Ideologies in the United States and South Africa" (1995), "The Arrogance of Race: Historical Perspectives on Slavery, Racism, and Social Inequality" (1988), The Black Image in the White Mind" (1987), and "White Supremacy: A Comparative Study in American and South African History" (1981). He was president of the Organization for American Historians for 1997-98.

R. Hal Williams is professor of history at Southern Methodist University and author or coauthor of four books, including Years of Decision: American Politics in the 1890s and America: Past and Present, now entering its eighth edition.

Ariela J. Gross is John B. and Alice R. Sharp Professor of Law and History, University of Southern California.

H. W. Brands is a distinguished professor of history and holder of the Melbern G. Glassock Chair at Texas A&M University. His books include the Pulitzer Prize finalist "The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin", "The Age of Gold", and "TR", a biography of Theodore Roosevelt. He lives in Austin, Texas.