Primary Reading
Mauk & Aukland. American Civilization: An Introduction. Latest edition. Horowitz. The American Studies Anthology. Latest edition Lowi & Ginsberg. American Government. Latest Brief Ed. (Selections) USA Fact Sheets: American History from Leif Ericsson to the Present (Available at Kopiutsalget, Akademika)
Secondary readings
Jenkins. A History of the United States. (Jenkins): also to be read in extenso! The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2006 (Almanac): for frequent references
Websites: http://www.census.gov/ Http://www.usgs.gov/ Http://thomas.loc.gov/ Http://lcweb.loc.gov/