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The most global approach to world history, now more streamlined and accessible.

A bold new history of Missouri--the region where the American West begins.

Familiar figures -- missionaries, explorers, trappers, traders, prospectors, gunfighters, cowboys, and Indians -- appear in these pages. So do renowned individuals such as Daniel Boone, Thomas Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt, and John Wayne. But their stories contribute to a history of the American West that is longer, larger, and more complicated than we were once told. This Very Short Introduction to the history of the American West stretches the chronology, enlarges the geography, and varies the casting.

For over 35 years, the dominant histories of the American West have been narratives of horrific conflicts. As dark and as bloody as western grounds have often been however, there were also important episodes of concord, instances of barriers breached, accords reached, and of people overcoming their differences as opposed to being overcome by them. Peace and Friendship highlights the instances of cohabitation, deepening our understanding of how the West came to be: through colonization, violence, misunderstanding, and, surprisingly, at times, peace.

Stephen Aron looks at recent scholarship in the new western history, which places a greater emphasis on ethnic diversity in the study of American expansion in the 19th and 20th centuries.

A truly global approach to world history built around significant world history stories.

The most global approach to world history, now more streamlined and accessible.

The most globally integrated book in its field, Worlds Together, Worlds Apart is unmatched in helping students draw connections and comparisons across time and place. Streamlined chapters, innovative pedagogy, and NEW scholarship, with expanded coverage of environmental history, make the Fifth Edition the most accessible and relevant yet. NEW interactive learning resources develop history skills and assess comprehension of major themes and concepts.

A Concise Edition with clear connections, comparisons, and sources in every chapter.