David Shi's rich storytelling style fills America's celebrated narrative with colorful biographical sketches and vivid first-person quotations. The latest edition welcomes more diverse voices with new coverage of the Latino/a experience as well as on-going enhanced coverage of women and gender, African American, Native American, immigration, and LGBTQ history. The Essential Learning Edition surrounds these stories with a framework that guides reading and develops the skills required for analyzing primary and secondary sources.