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    David E. Shi

    David Emory Shi is president emeritus at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina. He is the author of several books focusing on American cultural history, including the award-winning The Simple Life: Plain Living and High Thinking in American Culture and Facing Facts: Realism in American Thought and Culture, 1850–1920, and the best-selling survey texts America: A Narrative History, Full and Brief (now in their Twelfth Editions) and America: Essential Learning Edition (now in its Third Edition). He remains highly engaged with students and instructors around the country with his many annual “author-in-residence” visits to campuses.

    David E. Shi

    David Emory Shi is president emeritus at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina. He is the author of several books focusing on American cultural history, including the award-winning The Simple Life: Plain Living and High Thinking in American Culture and Facing Facts: Realism in American Thought and Culture, 1850–1920, and the best-selling survey texts America: A Narrative History, Full and Brief (now in their Twelfth Editions) and America: Essential Learning Edition (now in its Third Edition). He remains highly engaged with students and instructors around the country with his many annual “author-in-residence” visits to campuses.

    Books by David E. Shi

    • America: A Narrative History

      David E. Shi

      Twelfth Edition, Combined Volume, E Book, 2022

      The best-selling storytelling approach with tools that develop history skills.

    • America: A Narrative History

      David E. Shi

      Brief Twelfth Edition, Volume 2, E Book, 2022

      The best-selling storytelling approach with tools that develop history skills

    • America: The Essential Learning Edition

      David E. Shi

      Third Edition, Combined Volume, Paperback, 2022

      The best-selling storytelling approach with more support for student success.

    • America: The Essential Learning Edition

      David E. Shi

      Third Edition, Volume 1, Paperback, 2022

      The best-selling storytelling approach with more support for student success.

    • America: The Essential Learning Edition

      David E. Shi

      Third Edition, Volume 2, Paperback, 2022

      The best-selling storytelling approach with more support for student success.

    • America: A Narrative History

      David E. Shi

      Twelfth Edition, Combined Volume, Paperback, 2022

      The best-selling storytelling approach with tools that develop history skills.

    • America: A Narrative History

      David E. Shi

      Twelfth Edition, Volume 1, Paperback, 2022

      The best-selling storytelling approach with tools that develop history skills.

    • America: A Narrative History

      David E. Shi

      Twelfth Edition, Volume 2, Paperback, 2022

      The best-selling storytelling approach with tools that develop history skills

    • America: A Narrative History

      David E. Shi

      Brief Twelfth Edition, Combined Volume, Paperback, 2022

      The best-selling storytelling approach with tools that develop history skills

    • America: A Narrative History

      David E. Shi

      Brief Twelfth Edition, Volume 1, Paperback, 2022

      The best-selling storytelling approach with tools that develop history skills

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