This intellectual and psychological portrait of Dorothy Day confronts the puzzles of her life: the sophisticated Greenwich Village writer who became a Catholic; the single mother in an unorthodox family; her struggles with sexuality; her religious conservatism and radical politics.

Provides students and instructors with an account of the American past. This book explores areas of history such as social, cultural, urban, racial and ethnic history, the history of the West and South, environmental history, the history of women and gender and American history in a global context. It includes a CD-ROM.

Introduces the theme of environmental history, which adds illuminating perspectives on how Americans have shaped - and been shaped by - the natural world. This work also includes maps and pedagogy.

Presents a range of topics with research examples, this work helps students always understand why they are learning the material, and its relationship to their further work in the field.