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by: Gary B. Nash, Julie Roy Jeffrey, John R. Howe, Peter J. Frederick, Allen F. Davis, Allan M. Winkler, Charlene Mires, Carla Gardina Pestana  List Price: $122.67 Amazon.com's Price: $105.44 You Save: $17.23 (14%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 973 EAN: 9780321337658 Edition: 7 ISBN: 0321337654 Label: Longman Manufacturer: Longman Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 1200 Publication Date: November 30, 2005 Publisher: Longman Studio: Longman Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Left leaning bookThis book is very one sided and very liberal. I have no problem with political philosophies different than my own. The problem I do have is being forced to spend $80.00 on a book that blames the "white man" for every ill of modern history. This view of history needs to be told. I just wish other viewpoints were told as well. Having said that, it is written well and gives the reader a different view of history. Rating:  - Very helpfulI was looking for a book that would help me to understand the American Society, and this was an excelent option to acomplish it. Rating: - Yes, it really is politically correct garbage with some history thrown inLet me start off by saying that I am liberal. But I have absolutely no patience for intellectual dishonesty, especially not from those teaching history to others. They have a duty to give a fair account of history, as what they teach becomes truth in the minds of those taught history. The perspective of the authors is anything but fair. The authors of this book should be ashamed. Before reading this book for a history course, I read the reviews here. I was hoping that the reviewers claiming this ... Read More Rating:  - So You Thought You Knew Your HistoryThis is one of the better college texts for American history. The information is straight forward compared to the full text version, and no information is missed between its big brother. The second half highlights from 1865 onward into the 21st century. I would highly reccomend this book for students taking a introductory course in college or AP American History in high school. Rating: - Great Overview!This book gives a great overview of the social aspects of U.S. History since 1865. It was rather refreshing to read a history book that was not so narrowly focused on the death and carnage of war in this nation. The wars are discussed, of course, in relative detail, but more weight is placed on how they affected our nation's citizens and society as a whole. The photographs and illustrations were fantastic in revealing how life truly was at a time we often have a hard time imagining, let alone ... Read More 
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