Carolfoasia Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 I am doing US History next year. What have you used? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kathleen Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Hands down my favorite is Paul Johnson's A History of the American People. I also like A Patriot's History of the United States. Also, reading through Johnson's book while simultaneously watching (or listening to) the Teaching Company's course on Unites States history is excellent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolfoasia Posted March 22, 2008 Author Share Posted March 22, 2008 Hands down my favorite is Paul Johnson's A History of the American People. I also like A Patriot's History of the United States. Also, reading through Johnson's book while simultaneously watching (or listening to) the Teaching Company's course on Unites States history is excellent! I will have to check that one out. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 My then 10th grader used American Pageant for an out of the home AP US History class. She enjoyed the book (though be forewarned that it is a tome!). Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kortney in AL Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 My favorite supplement is Joy Hakim's History of the U.S. My son hates reading of any kind, especially history, but he actually enjoys these books. There's alot of information (and pictures) that you don't see in typical history texts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
percytruffle Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 We are using A History of the United States by Boorstin. Ds is my history kid and he is really enjoying this book. Jean in Wisc has been recommending this text here for a while now, so we thought we'd give it a try and are glad we did. The depth of the writing is good and there are enough pictures, maps, primary sources, and time lines. I bought it used through the Amazon community. I also purchased the teacher's edition to have the answers to the in-text questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina in Ouray Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 I also have liked using Paul Johnson's A History of the American People. It's my favorite book for teaching high school level American history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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