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Title: Major Problems in American History, Volume II: Since 1865: Documents and Essays by Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman, Jon Gjerde ISBN: 0-618-06134-7 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 01 January, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $41.96 |
Average Customer Rating: 2 (1 review)
Rating: 2
Summary: A Disappointment
Comment: If you teach US history, do not use this book. It follows the same pattern as other texts in the Major Problems series (some of which are quite good), but since this book was used in a survey course for undergraduates (primarily freshmen), its format did not lend itself well to effective teaching or learning. There is the usual mix of documents and essays. However, the documents are meaningless for students unfamiliar with their historical context or importance, and many of them do not lend themselves well to classroom discussion (How long does it take to discuss the GI Bill?) The essays are equally disappointing, in that they are largely choppy excerpts taken from books or articles written by historians. They are filled with ellipses and the footnotes are omitted, which is a mistake, considering it makes the essays look plagiarized, something we want students NOT to do. History Instructors: Avoid this book, and assign a mix of monographs and novels to your students--the students will get more for their money, and it won't bore the instructors to death every week!
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Title: Major Problems in American History : Volume I by Thomas Paterson, Jon Gjerde, Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman ISBN: 0618061339 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 01 January, 1900 List Price(USD): $41.96 |
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Title: Grand Expectations: The United States, 1945-1974 (Oxford History of the United States (Paper), Vol 10) by James T. Patterson ISBN: 0195117972 Publisher: Oxford Press Pub. Date: October, 1997 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: How to Read the Gospels: Answers to Common Questions by Daniel J. Harrington ISBN: 1565480767 Publisher: New City Press Pub. Date: August, 1996 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: America in the Twentieth Century: A History by James T. Patterson ISBN: 0155078607 Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Pub. Date: 30 July, 1999 List Price(USD): $61.95 |
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Title: History and September 11th (Critical Perspectives on the Past) by Joanne Meyerowitz ISBN: 1592132030 Publisher: Temple Univ Press Pub. Date: July, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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