The Making of a When I was in high school, malaria was something that I’d heard of, but I’d mentally categorised it with polio and smallpox — diseases that were still out there occasionally, but were mostly …
American History A Survey I am using this text for the first time in a class I teach, and students are already complaining that this text is unclear, and does not follow any kind of sequential time pattern (so they say). For …
The American Past A Very good book for history students, but an extra source for back up dates, names, and information is also needed to tie together the many threads presented here. America’s past is full of …
Short Role playing Simulations Introduction This book is an exciting collection of role-playing simulations for Social Studies classrooms. Although most of the simulations are written for World and US History, some of them …
Thucydides The Reinvention of Undoubtedly Thucydides ranks among the greatest of historians. Indeed, he probably deserves to be recognized as the founder of modern history (”modern” in this case meaning a wide-ranging, …
With Amusement for All A central image to Ashby’s description of the nature of popular culture is the circus, with its large acts meant for mass consumption and its sideshows that satisfy some darker human curiosities. …
A History of Infectious In keeping with the goal of this series, A History of Infectious Diseases and the Microbial World provides a broad introductory overview of the history of major infectious diseases, including their …
World History Since 1500 As a global text, Upshur’s WORLD HISTORY examines world civilizations in a comparative context. Students learn to recognize and analyze trends and interconnections across history and civilizations. …
The African Presence in “This true picture of the African presence in Scripture is portrayed in an historically accurate and decisive manner. The lessons learned from the teachings of the African experience in the Bible …
History of Dance An I ordered this for a class for college and it was okay.
Has the most of the names that were a part of dance, plays, and who made them, up to 2006-7.
Not good for the history on other forms of …