The Gilded Age and Progressivism: 1891-1913 (Discovering U.S. History)

McNeese, Tim

ISBN 10: 1604133554 ISBN 13: 9781604133554

Publisher: Chelsea House Publications, 2010

Synopsis

Discovering U.S. History spans the complex and varied history of the United States from prehistoric times to the present day. This new chronological set can be read as a whole, providing readers with a comprehensive history, or as standalone volumes, with each title serving as a time capsule of a particular era. Each title brings to life the people and events that have shaped the nation through a clear and entertaining narrative, interesting boxed insets, and lively full-color and black-and-white photographs and illustrations. Students will find these books valuable for reports, prime supplements to textbooks, or simply interesting reading.

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From School Library Journal:

Gr 5-8–These overviews open with dramatic accounts of events, such as the Lewis and Clark expedition and the sinking of the USS Maine, which were emblematic of their time periods. McNeese then discusses the people, politics, economic conditions, and foreign affairs of each era, objectively explaining how the attitudes, perceptions, and expectations of the American people and their leaders shaped the development of the country. He wisely does not attempt to cover everything that happened during each period, instead concentrating on its most prominent people and events and providing enough background information and detail to help readers understand the time and its importance. Sidebars, some lengthy, provide additional information about various topics, and each book includes an extensive chronology. Surprisingly, there are no source notes. Average-quality, color period art and photos, maps, and cutaway drawings supplement the texts. Although these books are informative, they often read like expanded chapters in history texts, and they have an advanced vocabulary. They will work well as complements to Debatable Issues in U.S. History (Greenwood, 2004), a similarly arranged set that covers much of the same material but emphasizes the often-contentious debates about the most important issues of each time period. Solid additional choices for report writers.Mary Mueller, formerly at Rolla Junior High School, MO
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About this edition

• Publisher: Chelsea House Publications
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1604133554
• ISBN 13: 9781604133554
• Binding: Library Binding
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 136
• Editor: Jensen Richard