This text approaches the teaching and learning of early US history from 1763 to 2000 at A level, meeting the needs of teachers and students studying for the revised AS and A2 exams. The book focuses on the key topics within the period. Each topic is then comprehensively explored to provide background, essay-writing advice and examples, source work and historical skills exercises. This resource for teachers and students uses essay styles and source exercises from each of the exam boards, AQA, Edexcel and OCR.

This text approaches the teaching and learning of early US history from 1763 to 2000 at A level, meeting the needs of teachers and students studying for the revised AS and A2 exams. The book focuses on the key topics within the period. Each topic is then comprehensively explored to provide background, essay-writing advice and examples, source work and historical skills exercises. This resource for teachers and students uses essay styles and source exercises from each of the exam boards, AQA, Edexcel and OCR.

Law enforcement officers have the toughest job in America-keeping the public safe in a crime-ridden society. For nineteen years, Dan Hintz was one of those officers. Hintz always wanted to work in law enforcement. Police cars with their sirens and flashing lights caught his attention as a young boy each time they drove down the streets of his hometown, Shantytown, Wisconsin. Seeing local billboards of police officers leaning over to extend their hands to the children of his community made an indelible impression on him. The fact that officers could carry guns didn't hurt either. Gathering...