Download or read book American History 1 (Before 1865), Hardcover Student Edition with CD-ROM written by Matthew Downey and published by McGraw-Hill Education. This book was released on 2005-09-09 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contemporary American History 1: Before 1865 covers America's story from its beginning through the end of the Civil War. 20 chapters provide information about American history from economic, geographic, political, religious, technological, social, and cultural perspectives.