Say ‘hi’ to History at BFW!
We’ve pulled our AP® History options into one place so you can easily see what we have to offer. With programs that feature innovative textbooks and resources that encourage students to think like historians, your students will develop essential skills and have the support they need to be AP®-ready.
AP® African American Studies
Introducing the first book made for AP® African American Studies.
Freedom on My Mind
AP® Updated 3rd Edition ©2025
Alysha Butler; Rachel Williams-Giordano; Deborah Gray White; Mia Bay; Waldo E. Martin, Jr.
What makes this book unique?
This is the first book specifically made for AP® African American Studies. This text is full of AP® Skills Workshops and Practice, including AP® Exam Practice at the end of every chapter and unit. Flip through the sample chapter to see for yourself how there’s no question that Freedom on My Mind is a perfect match for the AP® course. Make note of the AP® Unit Openers that provide key context and content for the 4 CED Units, and how our source program heavily overlaps with the official AP® source list and contains several opportunities for source analysis.
Support program includes: Teacher's Edition, Teacher’s Resource Materials, Test Bank, Achieve
AP® U.S. History
BFW offers two options for AP® U.S. History. Find your match below!
America’s History for the AP® Course
Eleventh Edition ©2025
Rebecca Edwards; Eric Hinderaker; Robert O. Self; James A. Henretta
What makes this book unique?
Updated to contain even more AP® features than before, America’s History contains a narrative that helps students understand not just what happened but why. It helps students make sense of the contextual and causal relationships between events, and its comprehensive document program provides ample opportunity for document analysis practice.
Who likes this book best?
Teachers who like to deep dive into detailed history. The historical content in this book is comprehensive and allows teachers to customize their course and add content beyond the AP® framework.
Support program includes: Teacher’s Edition, Teacher’s Resource Materials, Test Bank, Achieve
Fabric of a Nation
Second Edition ©2024
Jason Stacy; Matthew J. Ellington
What makes this book unique?
This book is written in a way where teachers don’t have to think about pacing, alignment, or skills instruction. Take a look at the Table of Contents and you’ll see that this program is directly aligned to the CED–down to the topic level! You’ll also find that every module contains either a Thinking Historically or Writing Historically box that provides scaffolded instruction on how to work with sources, develop APUSH® historical thinking skills and reasoning processes, or how to approach FRQs.
Who likes this book best?
Teachers who want extra support with AP®-specific instruction. This textbook is the only AP® U.S. History book that thoroughly weaves together content, skills, sources, and AP® exam practice.
Support program includes: Teacher’s Edition, Teacher’s Resource Materials, Test Bank, Achieve
AP® European History
European history is filled with great stories; So is our AP® Euro textbook.
A History of Western Society for the AP® European History Course
Fourteenth Edition ©2024
Merry Wiesner-Hanks; Clare Crowston; Joe Perry; John McKay
What makes this book unique?
Students love to read this book for its people-centered history–not only does the content go over major events but there’s an emphasis on daily life. There is also an extensive source program with opportunities for analysis within every chapter, and several AP®-specific features that help students develop and practice the skills will be on the exam.
Support program includes: Teacher’s Edition (Online Only), Teacher’s Resource Materials, Test Bank, Achieve, Document Reader
AP® World History
Everything You Need To Succeed in AP® World History.
Ways of the World for the AP® World History Modern Course
Fifth Edition ©2023
Robert W. Strayer; Eric W. Nelson
What makes this book unique?
Organized around the 4 historical periods in the CED, Ways of the World combines a historical narrative with themes of context, change, comparison, and connection, with pedagogy that gives students both the content and analysis skills they need to succeed. Students will gain a full understanding of what it means to be a world historian with features like AP® Historians’ Voices, which provide various perspectives and practice in analyzing sources; Zooming In boxes that provide further detail and link together historical people, events, and themes; and AP® World History Skills Workshops for deeper skill development.
Support program includes: Teacher’s Edition, Teacher’s Resource Materials, Test Bank, Achieve, Document Reader
Sourcebooks
Dive deeper into specific historical events and topics.
The Bedford Series in History and Culture
What makes these books unique?
Written by leading historians, volumes combine first-rate scholarship, engaging narrative, and important primary documents.
Inexpensive: $10 net when packaged with any BFW history text
Brief: 200 pages on average
Focused: Coverage in each volume centering on a single, specific topic or period
