- Paperback: 59 pages
- Publisher: Harcourt College Pub; Workbook edition (July 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0155067583
- ISBN-13: 978-0155067585
- Product Dimensions: 24.8 x 19.7 x 0.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 159 g
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"Edward L. Ayers is Hugh P. Kelly Professor of History at the University of Virginia, where he has recently been named Dean of the College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. He is also Executive Director of the Center for Digital History, an institute at the University of Virginia dedicated to crafting and teaching history in new media. His digital project, ""The Valley of the Shadow: Two Communities in the American Civil War,"" was ranked by the ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA as one of the top forty education sites in the world and named the best Civil War site by Yahoo!. Ayers has written and edited several books, one of which, THE PROMISE OF THE NEW SOUTH: LIFE AFTER RECONSTRUCTION (1992), was a finalist for both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Ayers has won numerous teaching awards. He is the author of Chapters 9-15."
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Harcourt's newest entry into the introductory American history marketplace, American Passages follows a thoroughly chronological sequence with each chapter devoted to particular years. Thus, the course of events carefully follows the contours of sequence, event, and connection, emphasising the most significant events and changes of the period, weaving politics, economics, and culture into an interrelated pattern. The reader's attention is focused on the twists and turns of history, to the way various facets of history interacted and connected. This organisation not only makes for a good story, it makes sense. It makes clear to the reader the most critical context of history - time. American Passages also features a unique web site designed for the digital medium by a team experienced with teaching digital history in their own classrooms. This site was created to complement the tightly woven narrative of the book. It contains over four hundred items carefully coordinated with the text, following the book's chronological structure and elaborating upon specific characters, quotations, or images that appear in each chapter. Documents, images, cartoons, maps, audio recordings, and film and television excerpts expand upon central topics and themes. The sources for each chapter are carefully chosen to work together, to encourage effective discussions, to provide the basis for research papers, and to deepen students' understanding. The authors have developed unique features entitled 'Passages' which serve to illustrate the passage of time through visual and narrative means. These are essays that appear every fourth chapter and provide the reader with an introduction to the forthcoming chapters. The 'Passages' contain maps which indicate political boundaries, extent of settlement, and other geographical changes throughout the given time period. Charts of population growth, a comprehensive timeline, and photographs also accompany the essays.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Attractive and Thoughtful, but Huge!, Jan 3 2001
By H. Barrett "mother of 3 boys" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: American Passages: A History of the American People (Hardcover)
American Passages was the textbook used for one of my American History courses. As my instructor said, it was a much tougher book than the previous one that had been used for the course, and I can understand why. The chapters are very long, sometimes inordinately so, and even though I was interested in the material and a good reader, they often took an hour or more to read through. However, the material _was_ interesting, the pictures, maps, graphs, and additional information well done, and it was well written. It does not go into full coverage of some topics, but I found it to be well-rounded, exploring many of the diverse issues that influenced our history and culture. It's an awe-inspiring journey to look through the past of our nation and see how it has impacted the present!The book covers history from pre-Columbian days all the way through Clinton's presidency and the various scandals. Not many books can claim to be that current! Certainly a beautiful addition to any collection, and a wonderful resource for anyone interested in American History - just don't wait 'til the last minute if you're reading it for school!
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Great for AP American History, July 6 2000
By Caius Fabius "caiusfabius" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: American Passages: A History of the American People (Hardcover)
If you are looking for a text to supplement your AP History classes, this book has lots of good material, and many helpful readings. If you combine this with some history readers, you will have a great basis to get your program off to a positive start.
0 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Pass this one by, Dec 22 2007
By History student living in the wrong time period - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: American Passages: A History of the United States (Paperback)
This wookbook is certainly not worth the money. It has very few pages and poor maps. A teacher clearly put this together for her own use but the number of questions and the grey shade maps and charts provided make this item of little value.
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