teacalm Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I appreciate an input. Which lectures do you like better? Linwood or Gallagher's (TC US History)? Thanks so much. Lyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon in MD Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 Linwood is Highschool and only goes through the 49ers I think . Gallagher is definitely college level lectures. We loved the TC's History of the United States 2nd Ed with Guelzo, Gallagher and Allit. The two best in that bunch are Guelzo who does the colonial and rev war period and Allit who does the modern post reconstruction) period. Gallagher is great, but the other two are superb. When Gallagher is at his finest is during his lectures on civil war battles. Lee is his passion. Hope this helps a bit. Sharon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teacalm Posted October 23, 2009 Author Share Posted October 23, 2009 Sharon, this helps a lot. Ds is crazy passionate about history (wouldn't it be nice if this obsession spills to math) so I think he'll be okay with TC US History 2nd ed. Thanks so much. Lyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 For middle school and up I really recommend the Gallagher. I think he is utterly engaging and we got a lot more out of it than we did with Mr. Thompson. Linwood is wonderful but we are already passionate about history and wanted to go deeper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 I do not particularly like Linwood. His lectures are a fun (and sometimes not even that fun) supplement at best. He wanders around in his lectures and seems to assume that the audience knows what he's talking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merylvdm Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 I watched Linwoods when my kids were elementary thru middle school - they were fun and perfect supplements. But the Gallagher are great for an indepth study. My ds (11th grade) is using them as his spine for US History this year (I have other items added as well) and he is really enjoying them. I just wish I had time to watch with him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LynnG in Arizona Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 Linwood is Highschool and only goes through the 49ers I think . Gallagher is definitely college level lectures. We loved the TC's History of the United States 2nd Ed with Guelzo, Gallagher and Allit. The two best in that bunch are Guelzo who does the colonial and rev war period and Allit who does the modern post reconstruction) period. Gallagher is great, but the other two are superb. When Gallagher is at his finest is during his lectures on civil war battles. Lee is his passion. Hope this helps a bit. Sharon Ditto this exactly. If I had to pick, I think Allit - a Brit - is the best of all. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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