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Title: The Growth of the American Republic (Volume II) by Samuel Eliot Morison, Henry S. Commager, William E. Leuchtenburg ISBN: 0-19-502594-6 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: May, 1980 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $59.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (6 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Good, but sometimes objectivity is clouded...
Comment: Overall, it is good, but the second volume covering late 19th century and 20th century really lacks clarity and objectivity. Though, I rather enjoyed the first volume, which covers American history from colonial times to the Civil War. However, it too is tainted by the authors offering too much perspective on who they think the heroes and villians are. I think the founding founders should be understood on their own terms and not subjected to so much hyperbole and conjecture as to their motives and beliefs. I do, however, find this work to be quite informative and a valuable reference overall. Though, I find the second volume lacking and full of ideological conjecture regarding public policies. (These historians aren't the most astute economists in the world. They find little wrong in FDR's paying farmers to destroy their crops and his grand strategy of bringing America out of the Depression by cutting producitivity and channeling the bulk of stimulative investment capital through government channels. They extol his policies too much.) Furthermore, the second volume is far too patronizing of FDR and Wilson.
Rating: 4
Summary: good luck
Comment: I am a high school student and i have enroled in the AP American History course for my junior year. It was quite intimidating to recieve this book and another one on my first day while being told that i had to read 7 chapters in 9 days. The burden of reading almost 190 pages of this book in such a short period of time was no little thing. However the great style and " followablility" of the book helped a lot. normaly i would have just stopped reading, but this book kept me interested. It is what i would say the history book to read, whether it's for personal knowledge or school.
Rating: 4
Summary: American History Student
Comment: We used Volumes I and II of this book in my AP US History class this year. I found these books to be more interesting and easier to enjoy than the general textbook. They go more in depth and offer a greater understanding. At times they are a little hard to follow - but that may have been a result of not really paying attention while I was reading... oops. Hey it's homework, give me a break. Anyway, they're good books - ROCK ON COMMAGER!
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Title: The Oxford History of the American People: Prehistory to 1789 by Samuel Eliot Morison ISBN: 0452011302 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: September, 1994 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Under the Banner of Heaven : A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer ISBN: 0385509510 Publisher: Doubleday Pub. Date: 15 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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