Lara in Colo Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 If your deceased father in law had been a history major and you had a ton of history books would you keep them and use them (most are really old) Do history texts really get outdated? The set I am currently looking at is a 6 volume set by Will Durant. (I guess the rest of the set, 7-11, was written after FIL graduated from college) At what age would you drag these tomes out? Are they just a PAIN to store?? I also have a 7 book series on Thomas Jefferson by Dumas Malone. a three book series on the American presidents How in depth are we gonna get in Jr/Sr high school? Hmmm perhaps I should make a list.... Lara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 It would be a *great* study in historiography. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orthodox6 Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 The Durant is considered a classic work. You may wish to keep that set. If anyone in your family inclines toward history, it could be worth your while to prepare a list of the books, and run it by the history faculty of your local university. meaning, to find out which books are best worth keeping, and which better donated to a library. If you have items on Byzantine or medieval history, please post the titles and authors ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lara in Colo Posted May 12, 2010 Author Share Posted May 12, 2010 . If you have items on Byzantine or medieval history, please post the titles and authors ! I'll keep an eye out for you, I'm moving the class room to the living room and have books all the way down the hall and back again. (plus more in the basement.) FIL was mostly an American history guy (He directed a museum for 25+ yrs) So I mainly have American History stuff and LOTS of American settler stuff. Lara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 I'm betting a bunch of those books are worth some money. I don't know that I'd part with them (especially not without researching their value)..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lara in Colo Posted May 13, 2010 Author Share Posted May 13, 2010 I don't think I really want to keep them or not keep them, I just don't know when I will use them. When do you ever need to know so much about Thomas Jefferson that you need to read 6 books? I'll probably keep them somewhere up high and out of the way for now. Thanks guys. Lara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seibert4kids Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 Personally, I'd have a hard time devoting too much space in my house to books that I'm not sure I'm even going to ever use! My first thought would be to see if any of them REALLY capture my interest/attention and set them aside. Then I'd get on eBay or half.com and check out the going rate for the ones I definitely didn't want or was unsure about. You might be able to purchase a good bit of desired curriculum with the profits! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lara in Colo Posted May 13, 2010 Author Share Posted May 13, 2010 I have a DH who never throws anything away. Before these books go, there will be 15 years of car mags (10 boxes) gone and a weight set that really needs to go. Lara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZooRho Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 My college boy is a history major and HE Loves books, wished you lived closer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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