The Essential America - Vol. 1 & 2 Author:Thomas Lee Pearcy, David E. Shi, George Brown Tindall The Essential America is a fundamentals version of the Tindall/Shi narrative packaged in an eye-popping, four-color design. The oversized page and double-column layout make the text accessible and highlight the book?s impressive art program. The text?s outstanding pedagogy keeps the central themes of the narrative in... more » sight throughout. .« less