The Smart Aleck's Guide to American History

The Smart Aleck's Guide to American History
Author: Adam Selzer
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2009-12-22
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0375895930

Do you know America? No, I mean, do you REALLY know America? Would you recognize John Adams in a lineup? Can you identify any presidents between Lincoln and Roosevelt? Hmmm. I thought so. Well, you really need this book. Not only will it improve your sorry historical knowledge, it will crack you up, and give you material to throw your teachers off-balance for entire class periods. Identify their lies! Point out their half-truths! And possibly, just possibly, gain some extra credit for yourself.

Harvard Guide to American History

Harvard Guide to American History
Author: Frank Freidel
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 644
Release: 1974
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780674375604

Editions for 1954 and 1967 by O. Handlin and others.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to American History

The Complete Idiot's Guide to American History
Author: Alan Axelrod
Publisher:
Total Pages: 436
Release: 2006
Genre: History
ISBN:

Discusses American history from prehistory through 2006, including brief biographical sketches of historical figures and events from popular culture.

A Kid's Guide to African American History

A Kid's Guide to African American History
Author: Nancy I. Sanders
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2007-06-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1613740360

What do all these people have in common: the first man to die in the American Revolution, a onetime chief of the Crow Nation, the inventors of peanut butter and the portable X-ray machine, and the first person to make a wooden clock in this country? They were all great African Americans. For parents and teachers interested in fostering cultural awareness among children of all races, this book includes more than 70 hands-on activities, songs, and games that teach kids about the people, experiences, and events that shaped African American history. This expanded edition contains new material throughout, including additional information and biographies. Children will have fun designing an African mask, making a medallion like those worn by early abolitionists, playing the rhyming game "Juba," inventing Brer Rabbit riddles, and creating a unity cup for Kwanzaa. Along the way they will learn about inspiring African American artists, inventors, and heroes like Harriet Tubman, Benjamin Banneker, Rosa Parks, Langston Hughes, and Louis Armstrong, to name a few.

Guide to the Study and Reading of American History (Classic Reprint)

Guide to the Study and Reading of American History (Classic Reprint)
Author: Edward Channing
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 676
Release: 2017-11-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780332108841

Excerpt from Guide to the Study and Reading of American History Parts IV, V, and VI contain references made and classified on an entirely different basis from that of the earlier part of the work. Under one hundred and seventy-nine successive topics appear specific references to works and designated parts of works, arranged under the four captions, General, Special, Sources, and Bibliography. These references are intended to be useful to readers, students, and teachers who wish to be directed to the most convenient and most available treatment of particular subjects. In some cases, particularly in the topics on economic and social history, there is a subdivision easily understood by the user. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Reading History in Children's Books

Reading History in Children's Books
Author: Catherine Butler
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2012-07-17
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1137026030

This book offers a critical account of historical books about Britain written for children, including realist novels, non-fiction, fantasy and alternative histories. It also investigates the literary, ideological and philosophical challenges involved in writing about the past, especially for an audience whose knowledge of history is often limited.