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We must welcome the future, remembering that soon it
will be the past; and we must respect the past, remembering that it was
once all that was humanly possible.
- George Santayana
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| Reviewer's Comments
I recommend this textbook for community college students. It covers the basics of American history from the colonial era through modern times. It has been in use for some time and was recently revised by a professional historian. The text is quite brief, and one might quibble over events or historic figures that have been overlooked or dealt with too briefly, but the important events are adequately covered. The text provides a basic outline of American history, as the title suggests, and is thus not intended to be a comprehensive text, even for a survey course. For its intended purpose, it is a more-than-adequate introduction to the basics of American history.
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Textbook: "Academic American History -- United States History 1607-1865" (2010)
Author(s): Henry J. Sage
Textbook URL: http://www.academicamerican.com
Reviewer: Pheo Martin, PhD., Everett Community College
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I highly recommend this book. This textbook provides plenty of substance for curriculum planning. Written by a community college instructor, it draws upon years of teaching to bring relevance, appropriateness, and creativity to presenting US History. There is openness in the presentation of subject matter that greatly facilitates student engagement, group discussion, and individualized study. As for information literacy and document-based questions, this textbook provides a wealth of opportunities in the intriguing details presented. Each part is followed by a substantial number of quality primary sources, which is excellent for working with history students.
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Textbook: "Academic American History -- United States History 1865 - 2000" (2010)
Author(s): Henry J. Sage
Textbook URL: http://www.academicamerican.com
Reviewer: Pheo Martin, PhD., Everett Community College
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I highly recommend this book. Written by a CC instructor who draws upon years of teaching to bring relevance, appropriateness, and creativity to this Second Volume of US History (1865 – 2000). As with Volume I, there is an openness to the presentation of subject matter that greatly facilitates student engagement, group discussion, and individualized study. The breadth of perspective is maintained throughout the textbook and makes for powerful presentation of subject matter. This is a textbook that provides plenty of substance for curriculum planning.
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