For fresh perspectives on U.S. history, check out these resources from the Organization of American Historians:

• America on the World Stage: A Global Approach to U.S. History digests current research for periods ranging from the colonial to the civil rights eras and offers lesson plans and activities to bring this international approach into your classroom. Request an examination copy.
• The contributors to America on the World Stage listed below also serve as OAH Distinguished Lecturers. Click here to invite them to present their international perspectives on American history to your audience in a public lecture or professional workshop. (Additional speakers on related topics are available.)

David Armitage Harvard University

Stephen Aron University of California, Los Angeles, and Autry National Center

Edward L. Ayers University of Richmond

Thomas Bender New York University

Stuart M. Blumin Cornell University

Orville Vernon Burton University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Kathleen Dalton Phillips Academy Andover

Philip Morgan Johns Hopkins University

Jennifer L. Morgan New York University

Daniel T. Rodgers Princeton University

Leila J. Rupp University of California, Santa Barbara

Carole Shammas University of Southern California

Suzanne M. Sinke Florida State University

Penny M. Von Eschen University of Michigan

Patrick Wolfe La Trobe University

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