America : Pathways to the Present (Teacher's Edition) Review
This book was in Excellent condition to be categorized as a used item. I received the book quicker than expected. Great job!!!!
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CAUTION - Jana -
CAUTION TO BUYERS: I ordered a text book for my daughter that was labeled "used-acceptable". What I received was a pile of pages without a binding, cover, complete with missing pages(even the index) and even the back cover is peeling back and in pieces. The whole book smells like it has sat in a mold. As a matter of fact it is making me sneeze.
I am appauled that someone would even try to sell this pile of pages labeled "text book" it clearly does not fit the profile for a book. I am still awaiting an email from the seller to send it back for a FULL refund. This was a waste of my time and money. I hope Amazon will monitor this seller.America: Pathways to the Present
Supplement w/Additional Readings - Passion for Truth - USA
The text is okay, but to really do a good job, you must a) read widely outside the text and b) give the students supplementary materials. For basic factual information, the text is largely acceptable. However, it is at times factuallly wrong, trying to claim in the early chapters that American Indian and African cultures were equally a part of the developing American legal system and culture--which is patently false.
American legal ideas were almost exclusively derived from British law and the Bible, not only in the early colonies, some of which outright stated, "We have no king but Jesus." but in the ideas of the CHRISTIAN Enlightenment, most particularly John Locke. Bsides the bible, the two most widely read writers prior to the Revolution were Locke and Blackstone, later on it was Locke and Montesquieu (checks and balances.)
Addd The Heritage Guide to the Constitution, The Founder's Constitution and Mark Levin's Liberty and Tyranny to your study, background and supplementary information you give to your students. The text ignores the importance of The Federalist Papers, which are essential in understanding the development of the US Constitution.
IF you really want to teach American History, don't rely predominately on the textbook, get the primary source information, there are plenty of websites out there, and Ashland University has a great series of workshops. (www.teachingamericanhistory.org). And don't settle for an education degree---go get their Master's in American History and Government---the program is great and you will never regert it. It focuses on primary texts, which you MUST use to do history.
satisfied customer - Joanne Kenny -
great transaction. Book was in great condition, speedy delivery, and price was right! Very satisfied.
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