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PORTRAIT OF AMERICA is an anthology of essays written by some of America's most eminent historians. The collection maintains a loose biographical focus. The essays in this secondary-source reader humanize American history by portraying it as a story of real people with whom students can easily identify. More than 25 percent of the essays in the Tenth Edition are new, many from books that have been nationally and internationally recognized for their insight, accuracy, and timeliness, ensuring that the readings continue to be provocative and trustworthy. Each selection is preceded by an introduction for context, and a helpful glossary identifies important individuals, events, and concepts. Study questions follow each selection, prompting students to make comparisons between the readings.
Paperback: 416 pages
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing; 10 edition (August 4, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0495799858
ISBN-13: 978-0495799856
Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 0.7 x 9.1 inches
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Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
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Starting with Columbus and continuing through Reconstruction, this book contains 30 well-selected essays on key US history topics.Each essay has a brief commentary by the editor and a few "questions to consider." Unlike many textbooks, both the commentaries and the questions add to the reader's understanding.Some of the essays deal with well-known, major figures in US history (George Washington, Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, etc.) and some give the reader insights into the everyday life of ordinary people. There are plenty of "dead white men" and familiar events such as the Constitutional Convention or the Erie Canal, but you'll also read about the experience of women on southern plantations, the hazards of childbearing in the 19th century, and a variety of essays on the slave experience.I think it's mainly for college classes or interested US history students. I could see using it with some high school history classes, but it might be a little advanced.
We are homeschoolers, 10th and 7th grade. We began the year with a traditional history book for our age group (high school) which we found was not challenging enough and had many misleading generalizations (i.e. King George III was dumb and a bad king). About 2 months into the year we switched to Portrait of America, Volume I. It's a great fit! It's like AP US History. The essays are a good length with interesting content (which is correct!), the vocabulary isn't overwhelming. We like the variety of authors. This is intelligent history. We use Essentials of American History (John Tulp) as our 'skeleton', Portrait of America is the meat and To the Best of My Ability (James. McPherson, ed.) is an accessory or frosting. We were very glad to find this book!
I love how affordable this e-book was! I will definitely buy again! Being able to highlight words in different color without it being permanent incase you accidentally highlight the wrong this is wonderful!I wish i could use this for all my classes!Only thing i wish was different is that you could view just what you have highlighted and at least show highlighted works when in overview mode.
I acquired this book in for a college class in American History that I took over 20 years ago, and it is one of the only textbooks I have kept from my college years. Not only have I kept it, I have re-read it in its entirety two or three times since then. Almost all the selections are insightful and informative, and bring history alive for me each time I read it.
I loved this book! I was glued from the first chapter on... This book is full of history essays that you don't learn in school. I highly recommend!
Used this for my History class, helped me out with my exams.
Pretty unique concept of Americas birth
Great! Love it.
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