Reimers And Biner, The Way We Lived - Essays And Documents In American Social History

Abstract

As a social studies specialist who trains Advanced Placement teachers, I am constantly barraged by pre-collegiate educators with the inquiry, "What readings book do I recommend for the survey American History course?" As a part-time instructor at the local community college, I have often asked myself the same question. Many supplemental primary source books include excerpts from the standard documents: e.g., the Constitution, Seneca Falls Declaration, the Emancipation Proclamation. Supplemental readings books usually contain excerpts from book chapters or reprinted articles from professional journals. Seldom do classroom adjunct materials do both.