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I told someone I knew Donnie who might know the answer to this question:
I'm currently a high school student who is very interested in American History. My ultimate goal is to go to law school but I have several things to do before I can accomplish this. I'm trying to find a general book about American History. I wish to earn a degree in history when I go to college and I need to start doing some reading because I want to be prepared. I need to purchase a book that goes through every part of American History starting from colonial times and the framing of the constitution to the late 1900s. I would prefer a book that's in a college level but that is not overly difficult to read and understand. Again, It doesn't need to be specific because I know that history books can be long when they focus on a particular subject. It just needs to be a general book that goes through all the basic stuff so that I'm prepared for college.
http://americanhistoryforums.com/showpost.php?p=1519&postcount=1So, might Donnie or someone else here have a title name(s) for the fellow?
My recommendation is:This Book
So far, so good. Now I have a few recommendations I can give. I was going to ask whether or not Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States was any good until I started reading the Amazon review of the book:
Addressing his trademark reversals of perspective, Zinn--a teacher, historian, and social activist for more than 20 years--explains, "My point is not that we must, in telling history, accuse, judge, condemn Columbus in absentia. It is too late for that; it would be a useless scholarly exercise in morality...
My recommendation is:This Book
Am currently up to WWSII and would only remark; +1 ....Cheers,Wally
U.S. learners, according to recently introduced studies, are dropping behind on their understanding of American history. The Department of Education conducts semi-regular assessments of school performance. Probably the most recent examination discovered that fourth graders were more proficient in United States History than high school seniors. I found this here: Most American students not proficient in American history, newstype.com
