American Government: Stories of a Nation, Brief Edition
About this ebook
"The Brief edition of American Government: Stories of a Nation outlines the crucial areas and helps guide students along to what they should know... I am confident this approach is what students are looking for."
—Frank Fuller, Chestnut Hill College
American government is not just one story—it’s many stories. Our stories. And they are still being told.
In American Government: Stories of a Nation, author Scott Abernathy tunes in to the voices of America’s people, showing how diverse ideas throughout our nation’s history have shaped our political institutions, our identities, the way we participate and behave, the laws we live by, and the challenges we face. His storytelling approach brings the core concepts of government to life, making them meaningful and memorable, and allowing all students to see themselves reflected in the pages. For the new Brief Edition, Abernathy has carefully condensed and updated the content from the Full version, giving your students the information they need--and the stories they relate to--in a more concise, value-oriented package. Curious how storytelling can boost learning in your classroom? Read a free whitepaper that explains the research.
A Complete Teaching & Learning Package
Free Poster: What can you do with a Political Science degree?
SAGE Premium Video
Included in the interactive eBook!
SAGE Premium Video tools and resources boost comprehension and bolster analysis.
Preview a video.
Interactive eBook
Includes access to SAGE Premium Video, interactive data exercises, multimedia tools, and much more!
Save when you bundle the Interactive eBook with the print version. Order using bundle ISBN: 978-1-5443-2537-8
Learn more about the Interactive eBook.
SAGE coursepacks
FREE! Easily import our quality instructor and student resource content into your school’s learning management system (LMS) and save time.
Learn more about instructor resources.
SAGE edge
FREE online resources for students that make learning easier.
See how your students benefit.
Trending Topics Series
Help your students gain a deeper understanding of some of today’s most evocative political topics—FREE when bundled!
Browse the latest topics
Ratings and reviews
- Flag inappropriate
- Show review history
About the author
Scott Abernathy was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas. While an undergraduate at Dartmouth College, he volunteered for three months with Mother Theresa’s Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India.
After graduation, hoping to do service work closer to home, Scott worked as an on-street counselor with homeless adolescents in Boston, MA, with The Bridge, a non-profit multi-service youth agency.
Scott then received a Master of Curriculum and Instruction and taught fourth and seventh grades in Wisconsin public schools. Hoping to learn more about the underlying systems that drove the educational outcomes he was trying to change, Scott completed an M.P.A in domestic policy and then a Ph.D. in Politics from Princeton University.
Scott is now an associate professor of Political Science and a University Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Minnesota. He is also the author of School Choice and the Future of American Democracy and No Child Left Behind and the Public Schools, both from University of Michigan Press.
While Scott says that being a “streetworker” was the most transforming job he has ever had, this textbook, and the chance to teach students--not in a subway stop, a squat, or a classroom, but through writing--is pretty cool as well.