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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 378 EAN: 9781419551888 ISBN: 1419551884 Label: Kaplan Publishing Manufacturer: Kaplan Publishing Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 528 Publication Date: March 04, 2008 Publisher: Kaplan Publishing Studio: Kaplan Publishing Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Good for general overviewThe surest way to get past 600 is by reading an actual USH textbook. I highly recommend the American History A Survey by Alan Brinkley. Rating: - Great summaries and concise write upsI didn't buy this to pass any tests. I have been reading David McCullough's book John Adams and watching the DVDs too. And I wanted a way to "move around" within US Revolutionary War history quickly when I had questions about what was happening (or had or was going to happen). So regular history books would be way too detailed. I got what I wanted with this book: Helpful "Timelines" and short essays that cover the main events of each phase and period of the war that can be read quickly and are ... Read More Rating: - An Amazing Book that Will Gain You 100 Points!!!I bought this book in May to prepare for the June SAT II in US History and it was amazing!!! Before opening the book, I took a practice test through the OFFICIAL SAT SUBJECT TEST BOOK published by the College Board. I scored a 650 or 660, or something low like that. I was a little agitated because I bought a book for the AP US History Exam and read through that entire tome. Anyway, after recieving the book 2 weeks before the test, I read it cover to cover and took all of the 3 practice tests. Though ... Read More Rating: - Hey it worked for me, It will work for you!!!!I will make this short and sweet. I bought both this book as well as the barons sat US history book. This one dominates in that it makes it 10 times easier to understand. Barron's has a lot of unnecessary info but it is much more thorough in basically all the reading. BUTT it is many times more boring and often very hard to read and understand. I read this book about 3 times (takes about like 3-4 hours, short read!!), did the tests and skimmed over the barrons and amazingly got a 760!!! ... Read More 
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