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For home schooling which was mentioned in the thread, i think joy hakims 11volume a history of us is the best. History in this 352 page workbook children complete a variety of exercises, covering pre united states history with the native peoples of the american continent to present day. How we got there and got to where we are now may surprise you. Nov 17, 2015 since its original landmark publication in 1980, a peoples history of the united states has been chronicling american history from the bottom up, throwing out the official version of history taught in schoolswith its emphasis on great men in high placesto focus on the street, the home, and the, workplace. Oxford history of the united states series by robert. Nov 23, 2012 history of the united states volume 1. In a peoples history of the united states, zinn aims to write an account of american history from the perspective of persecuted, powerless, marginalized people, rather than the usual pantheon of heroes and elites.
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