History in the Making: An Absorbing Look at How American History Has Changed in the Telling Over the Last 200...
- ISBN-10
- 1458729923
- ISBN-13
- 9781458729927
- Series
- History in the Making
- Pages
- 604
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-01-11
- Publisher
- ReadHowYouWant.com
- Author
- Kyle Ward
Description
In this ''thought-provoking study ''(Library Journal ), historian Kyle Ward-the widely acclaimed co-author of History Lessons-gives us another fascinating look at the biases inherent in the way we learn about our history. Juxtaposing passages from U.S. history textbooks from different eras, History in the Making provides us with intriguing new perspectives on familiar historical events and the ways in which they have been represented over time. The hardcover edition of History in the Making struck a chord among readers of popular history, and Ward was featured on NPRs popular series ''How the Understanding of U.S. History Changes. ''Interesting and useful, ''according to Booklist, the book ''convincingly illustrates how texts change as social and political attitudes evolve. With excerpts that span two hundred years, from Columbuss arrival to the Boston Massacre, from womens suffrage to Japanese internment, History in the Making exposes the stark contrasts between the lessons different generations have been taught about our past. ''A good starting point for anyone interested in history and subjectivity ''(Kirkus), this immensely readable book is proof positive that your history is not your grandparents history and wont be your childrens history.
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- 2013-10-18
- 248 pages
- Paperback
- Rowman & Littlefield
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- 2007-10-30
- 403 pages
- Paperback
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- 403 pages
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