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Herodotus and Sima Qian

the first great historians of Greece and China : a brief history with documents
2010

Thucydides

the reinvention of history
2010
Explores the life of the ancient Greek historian and general Thucydides, discussing how it influenced his work, and provides an analysis of his thoughts.

American history through literature, 1870-1920

Examines the relationship between American history and literature between 1870 and 1920, presenting alphabetized articles on topics such as pragmatism, theater, World War I, Wounded Knee, and suffrage. This volume covers Pr-Y.
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American history through literature, 1820-1870

Examines the relationship between American history and literature between 1820 and 1870, presenting alphabetized articles on topics such as Romanticism, satire, and the Trail of Tears. This volume covers R-Y.
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American history through literature, 1870-1920

Examines the relationship between American history and literature between 1870 and 1920, presenting alphabetized articles on topics such as Haymarket Square, humor, the Ku Klux Klan, philosophy, and poverty. This volume covers H-Po.
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American history through literature, 1820-1870

Examines the relationship between American history and literature between 1820 and 1870, presenting alphabetized articles on topics such as Harpers Ferry, immigration, the Indian Wars, the Oregon Trail, and Puritanism. This volume covers H-Q.
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Interpretations of American history

patterns and perspectives
Contains a collection of readings that provide competing interpretations of ten historical phenomena, including the Puritans, American Indians, the origins of slavery, the American Revolution, the Constitution, expansionism, antebellum reform, slave culture, the Civil War, and reconstruction.
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Taking sides

Presents opposing arguments on eighteen events and issues in American history since Reconstruction, including the Industrial Revolution, Prohibition, the Depression, the attack on Pearl Harbor, segregation, the Cold War, and others.
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History around you

Introduces readers to some of the key skills needed to research their local history, including old letters, toys, photographs, as well as old buildings, cemeteries, museums, and more.
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Lies my teacher told me

everything American history textbooks get wrong
2019
An adaptation for young readers that critiques American history textbooks, arguing that they contain misinformation, fail to connect present issues with past events, and lack suspense and drama, and retells events in American history in ways that combat these problems.

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