James West Davidson
Autor/a de After The Fact: The Art of Historical Detection
Sobre l'autor
Historian and writer James West Davidson received his B.A. from Haverford College and his Ph.D. from Yale University. He currently lives in New York's Hudson Valley. (Bowker Author Biography)
Sèrie
Obres de James West Davidson
Nation of Nations: A Narrative History of the American Republic, Vol. 1, to 1877 (1994) 70 exemplars
Nation of Nations: A Narrative History of the American Republic, Vol. 2, since 1865 (1989) 49 exemplars
The Complete Home Lighting Book: Contemporary Interior and Exterior Lighting for the Home (1997) 7 exemplars
Study Guide to Accompany Nation of Nations: A Narrative History of the American Republic : Since 1865 (1994) 3 exemplars
Nation of Nations Concise Volume I w/ After the Fact Interactive Salem Witch Trials, MP: A Concise Narrative History of… (2001) 3 exemplars
Complete wilderness paddler 2 exemplars
A Little History of the United States 1 exemplars
Nation of Nations 1 exemplars
Nation of nations : a narrative history of the American republic. Instructors Manual and test bank 1 exemplars
Study Guide For Nation of Nations: a Narrative History of the American Republic, Volume II (1990) 1 exemplars
Material Witness 1 exemplars
The Strange Death of Silas Deane 1 exemplars
Study Guide to Accompany Nations of Nations a Narratie History of the American Republic Second Edition Vol. 1: To 1877 (1994) 1 exemplars
Eschatology in New England: 1700-1763 1 exemplars
Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Nom oficial
- Davidson, James West
- Data de naixement
- 1946-12-21
- Gènere
- male
- Nacionalitat
- USA
- Llocs de residència
- Rhinebeck, New York, USA
- Educació
- Haverford College (BA)
Yale University (PhD) - Professions
- historian
Membres
Ressenyes
Premis
Potser també t'agrada
Autors associats
Estadístiques
- Obres
- 54
- Membres
- 1,669
- Popularitat
- #15,390
- Valoració
- 3.9
- Ressenyes
- 12
- ISBN
- 177
- Llengües
- 2
[b: A Little History of the United States|25074731|A Little History of the United States|James West Davidson|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1435617915s/25074731.jpg|44760093] had many aspects that I absolutely loved.
First: From the very outset the book made clear that history books are inevitably biased. Anytime you read a history book you are reading history through the lens of a certain theme. In this case, the theme was that of equality and inequality, which they made exceptionally clear from the introduction and through the book itself. I appreciated how up front they were.
Second: The book was divided into very short chapters, allowing this book to be a quick read. Although the chapters were short each had a very clear focus and was surprisingly in depth. Quotes were used often, and I'm a glutton for primary sources. I loved how much attention was given.
Third: Maps! Well labeled maps of famous battlefields, as well as the way the territories were originally divided. Excellent!
The book did a very good job of highlighting the diversity of the United States through the ages. It explained the slave trade exceptionally well, bringing up points that I'd never even considered before. I appreciated the vast scope of the project, and how neutral the tone was up through Reconstruction. It was only as the book got closer to modern day that it began to rush through events rather more quickly than I'd like, but I can understand the need to do so given the scope of the project and the limited space available.
I think this is a good introductory history book. It whets the appetite and would allow a reader more ease of access to figure out what time period and topic they'd like to read about in US history.… (més)