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by: Andrew R. L. Cayton, Elisabeth Israels Perry, Linda Reed, Allan M. Winkler
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 973
EAN: 9780131335080
ISBN: 0131335081
Label: Pearson Prentice Hall
Manufacturer: Pearson Prentice Hall
Publication Date: November 15, 2005
Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall
Reading Level: Young Adult
Sales Rank: 375718
Studio: Pearson Prentice Hall
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Rating:  - THIS BOOK IS RUBISH
I am using this book at a public school after transferring form a private school with an excellent History teach who could add endless information on top of our old text book. This book is horrible at a true image of history; it idolizes America and its major political figures. It places emphasis in areas that do not need it does not make connections to today's world as the title would imply. I have even found some factual errors in the book such as saying that Lincoln was an abolitionist (he wasn't ... Read More
Rating:  - Perfect solution for daughter bringing home heavy book
It had been suggested by another mom to check out Amazon.com for a duplicate history book for student to have at home for two reasons. One to keep from having to carry the heavy book back and forth from school and second to have your own book you can make notes in margin, highlight, etc. So it was the perfect solution for my daughther!!
Rating:  - A Great Stepping Stone
Having being taught only the "Mr. Rogers" version of American history by my previous teachers (the Revolutionary War started with the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776), I found this book very disagree able. Then, of course, I realized that we had to hand a nice, happy, packaged to Americas young ones.
The book digs into the top soil of American history. It gives general happenings, events leading up to and following wars, and reactions to wars off the battlefield. It labels ... Read More
Rating: - i do learn from this book
most history books are pretty dry, but this one teaches me. i actually do learn the history of america from a concise text.
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