The American Yawp is a collaborative open U.S. history textbook.
It is available online and offers a comprehensive overview of American history split into two volumes: Volume I: Before 1877 and Volume II: After 1877.
The textbook is published by Stanford University Press and is available in print and PDF formats.
Key Features
Massively Collaborative: Contributions from various historians, making it a diverse and comprehensive resource.
Open Resource: Accessible to the public, aimed at providing free education materials.
Primary Source Reader: Provides access to historical documents and sources for deeper understanding.
Volume I: Before 1877
Indigenous America
Colliding Cultures
British North America
Colonial Society
The American Revolution
A New Nation
The Early Republic
The Market Revolution
Democracy in America
Religion and Reform
The Cotton Revolution
Manifest Destiny
The Sectional Crisis
The Civil War
Reconstruction
Volume II: After 1877
Capital and Labor
The West
Life in Industrial America
American Empire
The Progressive Era
World War I & Its Aftermath
The New Era
The Great Depression
World War II
The Cold War
The Affluent Society
The Sixties
The Unraveling
The Triumph of the Right
The Recent Past
Additional Resources
Update Log: Regular updates on the content are logged.
Teaching Materials: Available to assist educators.
Contributors: Acknowledges the historians involved.
Financing Details: Information on how the project is funded.
Notable Quote
Yawp is defined as a loud, raucous noise or rough vigorous language, inspired by Walt Whitman's quote from 1855: "I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world."