C_l_e_0..Q_c Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 My son is reaching 14yo. He has yet to study the years 1850-now. He's working with Sonligh Core 7, which uses SotW. He LOATHES that program (Sotw). I love it, but he hates it with a passion. He is enjoying books like George Washington's World. He's about to start the 4th volume. I'm willing to replace it with something else. But what? I almost caved in and looked into Mystery of History, which I never accepted before because of the religious slant. Well, they don't have their last book out yet. And now, I am clueless as to what's there that's mostly secular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julieofsardis Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 History Odessey from Pandia Press. Level II is acceptable for this age. Level III is not completed yet for that tome period. It is secular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_l_e_0..Q_c Posted September 7, 2011 Author Share Posted September 7, 2011 History Odessey from Pandia Press. Level II is acceptable for this age. Level III is not completed yet for that tome period. It is secular. They seem to be using Story of Mankind, which ends in 1922, if I am correct. Thank you for the suggestion, but I'm not looking to replace the whole curriculum, just that particular book. I want to swap the spine for another spine, and keep the rest of Sonlight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swimmermom3 Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 They seem to be using Story of Mankind, which ends in 1922, if I am correct. Thank you for the suggestion, but I'm not looking to replace the whole curriculum, just that particular book. I want to swap the spine for another spine, and keep the rest of Sonlight. K12's Human Odyssey: From Modern Times to Our Contemporary Era will do what you need and is age-appropriate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 http://college.cengage.com/history/lecturepoints/ These lectures are terrific and pair well with the DK Story of America. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kfamily Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Thanks for sharing this link, Elizabeth. This will work very well for us when we start our American History. I'll add this into our syllabus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 K12's Human Odyssey: From Modern Times to Our Contemporary Era will do what you need and is age-appropriate. :iagree: I love these books! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 A History of the Modern World since 1815 by RR Palmer and Joel Colton is a possibility. It's fairly dense but dd says it reads well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan C. Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Whispering here..... (we did Story of the World Vol. 4). That was at the end of our school year after cramming all of world history into one year and we were tired. But, we loved that book. I do think it could be beefed up with outside reading if you have more time than we did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 K12's Human Odyssey series is excellent and written for his age group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candid Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Tapestry uses The Complete Idiot's Guide to the 20th Century which is thoroughly secular in orientation. You'd need something else for the 19th century part (maybe there's an Idiot's guide for that too). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smillard00 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Have you looked at the high school level modern US and world history from Beautiful Feet? Your mention that he likes the Foster books made me think of them. There aren't Foster books for the modern time period, but the books she uses in the study are very interesting. A lot of biographies, especially, which I think he would like. There are a few questions in the study guide of a Christian viewpoint, but it isn't hard to just skip those. It isn't an essential chunk of the learning. It just brings in some Christian perspective for those who do want it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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