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| The American People: Creating a Nation and a Society, Concise Edition, Volume 2 (since 1865) (6th Edition) (MyHistoryLab Series) | 
| Authors: Gary B. Nash, Julie Roy Jeffrey, John R. Howe, Peter J. Frederick, Allen F. Davis, Allan M. Winkler, Charlene Mires, Carla Gardina Pestana
Publisher: Longman
Category: Book
List Price: $51.33
Buy New: $40.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 436256
Media: Paperback
Edition: 6
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 592
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.3 x 0.9
ISBN: 0205572472
Dewey Decimal Number: 900
EAN: 9780205572472
ASIN: 0205572472
Publication Date: October 11, 2007
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| Customer Reviews:
 Not that bad December 5, 2006
This book is rather nice in its presentation of rather mundane information. The details of specific events can be scarce, but for a small history book.
 A College Students Opinion July 16, 2006
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book was used in my American History 1865 to the Present class. Basically we followed the textbook and started post-civil war. Anyway, I found this book to differ from most High School text books. High school textbooks are usually overflowing with detail, dates, names, etc. I remember reading them and wondering "What in the world is my teacher thinking? I'm never going to remember all of this!." However, I find after reading this book that I prefer those 600 paged hardcover books rather than this. The American People Volume II should never be used as the prime textbook in a history class. It's descriptions of events are very scarce and I have often found myself seeking other sources to find out what I am reading about. For example, there were about 3 pages describing the Native American conflicts in the late 1800's (Which was also turned into a SIX EPISODE mini series called Into the West. This shows how little is told about these conflicts in the book.) and there was a mentioning of a Dawe's Act. However, the text went to say what caused this act and what resulted from it (2 sentences each), but it did not say what it actually was. This has been the case for many other Acts, Bills, and Laws that are mentioned. This is also not a note-taking book. The descriptions of events are so slim and undetailed that there is nothing to note about them, and I find myself moving on in the reading and not remembering much. Therefore, I would have to conclude that I prefer those large high school history textbooks in comparison to this brief history. At least with the detailed books you can get more of a rounded picture in your head of what is being described, rather than just basic facts such as "Wheat was farmed in the Great Plains." One last comment: the text is also a bit juvenile. Each chapter begins with a story of a family or individual and it is as though you are reading Little House on the Prairie. So before you buy this, make sure that it is absolutly required.
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