A People and a Nation

by Mary Beth Norton and etc.

Published June 1982
This textbook history of the United States beginning in 1492 is a shortened version of the 1982 edition.

This text is designed for instructors who want to devote time to archeology in their physical anthropology course. It combines treatment of interrelated disciplines (physical anthropology and archeology) and emphasizes human biological and cultural development. It stresses the importance of the biocultural approach and the techniques of paleoanthropology for discovering information about the human past. Photo essays are also included.