Juvenile Nonfiction : History

Historians are very much aware of the variety of national and international trends that have shaped historical inquiry in recent decades. Americanists, in particular, have been conscious of the growing importance of gender issues, the ‘turn’ to questions of language and meaning, the increasing significance of cultural matters, and a new emphasis on regional history. The 1990s, moreover, saw a major movement to internationalize approaches to American history by emphasizing comparisons with other countries and cultures. By the end of the twentieth century it was by no means clear whether there was any distinctive ‘American’ history or, if it did exist, what its main contours were. This book brings together a distinguished international group of scholars in an effort to answer this key question through a sustained interrogation of the periods, themes, fields, problems and perspectives in historical writing on the United States. How have the intricate issues surrounding gender, race, slavery and civil rig hts been resolved and interpreted in recent American history? How have historians dealt with the complexities of events such as the American Revolution, the Civil War, Reconstruction and the New Deal in developing their historical narratives? In what ways have technological developments in industry, print and film influenced the questions historians ask? The State of U.S. History offers an exciting introduction to the debates surrounding the major trends in American historical debates and the crucial e vents and influences that have helped define the American experience. more...

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The Teacher Resource Guides provide over 100 activities and reproducible worksheets to support the books and extend students' reading skills. Each is 8-1/2" x 11" and 16-pages. A key at the end of each guide provides answers and sample respo more...

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The Teacher Resource Guides provide over 100 activities and reproducible worksheets to support the books and extend students' reading skills. Each is 8-1/2" x 11" and 16-pages. A key at the end of each guide provides answers and sample respo more...

Price: $5.95

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Discusses the private life and public career of the third president of the United States and author of the Declaration of Independence. more...

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