From the publisher’s description:
The most comprehensive and balanced textbook available for the U.S. survey course, America’s History is also the most explanatory. This book tells not just what happened but why through a narrative structure that traces social, economic, and cultural themes as clearly as political and diplomatic developments–and through compelling writing that harnesses historical narrative to historical argument.
Henretta, James A. (NHC Fellow, 2002–03), ed. America’s History, 5th ed.. Edited by James A. Henretta, David Brody, Lynn Dumenil, and Susan Ware. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2004. ISBN 9780312398798.