American History: From the Rise of the Mesoamerican Empires to the Fall of the Confederacy is a college text covering from Mesoamerica to the end of reconstruction (1877). This book highlights historical significant events during this timeframe aligned with the course HIST 2010 American History to 1877.

History is often seen as the regurgitation of facts to uninterested minds, but true history is the analysis of the past and search for the truth there within. History is fact, but through the lenses of different people, different times, and different civilizations, facts become far more interpretive. The victors write the stories, the conquered lose their voices, and the kings set the stage while the village goes unheard. History should never devolve to the most common tales or the simplest of stories. The search, the ever changing narrative, is what makes history captivating. We hope, that throughout your time with us, you can be captivated too.

Hayley Wade is a Northeast State Community College and East Tennessee State University graduate. She graduated with her Masters in History in 2019 from ETSU and pursued the education field. She now teaches Special Education at a local middle school, has published three academic texts, and is newly adjunct faculty at ETSU. She can often be found traveling with her husband, funding a new hobby, reading, or writing.