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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
