Accessible American History, 2nd edition: Connecting the Past

Accessible American History, 2nd edition: Connecting the Past to the Present

In this revised, expanded, and updated second edition, Paul Swendson - in a series of comprehensive essays - puts into written form what he has spent more than thirteen years doing as a community college history instructor: making American history â€œmanageable, meaningful, and relevantâ€ for everyday people. In addition to breaking down the fundamental topics of American history in a concise, easy to read fashion, this is a work of political and social commentary, relating the experiences, struggles, and decisions of past Americans to life in the United States today. As stated in the bookâ€™s introductory essay: â€œIf history teachers â€“ and historians for that matter â€“ make no effort to draw lessons from the data and to bring the facts to life, then we are merely engaged in a trivia exercise.â€ The goal of this book, like all good history teaching and writing, is to help its readers become a little wiser, and raising the essential questions is often more important than providing the â€œrightâ€ answers.
Country USA
Manufacturer Cypress Books
Binding Paperback
EANs 9780985000233
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Accessible American History, 2nd edition: Connecting the Past to the Present