U.S.: A Narrative History, Volume 2: Since 1865

by James West Davidson, Brian DeLay, Christine Leigh Heyrman

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Genres: History

416 pages, Paperback

First published December 4, 2008

About the author

James West Davidson is a historian, writer, and wilderness paddler. He received his Ph.D. in American history from Yale University and writes full time. He is also co-editor, with Michael Stoff, of New Narratives in American History, a series published by Oxford University Press, as well as the coauthor of textbooks in American history. These include "Experience History," "After the Fact: The Art of Historical Detection," and "US: A Narrative History" for the college level and "The American Nation" for the middle grades.

Reviews

[RandomStudent · Rating 1 out of 5]

I was obligated to read this book as part of my U.S. history class, and I made an account just to let it be known how horrible the book is. The sections are organized in a poor manner, jumping about chronologically randomly, the writing style is in-comprehensive, non-scholarly, filled with euphemisms, obscure terminology, and references to things the reader has no way of knowing. The contents of the book itself skim over or skip many important events, but hyperfixate on others.

I am not exaggerating when I say every other page makes a reference, usually extensively, to some injustice towards or inequality against minorities. What I am saying that it is the focus of the narration to the point that re-titling the book as "U.S: A History of Inequality" would not at all be inappropriate.

Summary: the content, writing style, and historical coverage are poor, the emphasis is social justice.

[Christen · Rating 1 out of 5]

This textbook is good if you want a brief overview of almost everything, but glosses over some rather important details in my opinion.

That and the index is RUBISH.

[Rachel Aranda · Rating 4 out of 5]

I remember reading this book with my soulmate when we were talking a history class together. This was a good book that has a nice narrative that tended to be unbiased. there are a few times where that is not the case but it tends to favor majority feelings. A couple of examples are slavery is bad, and women and minorities deserve the same rights as white males. Definitely an easy read for freshman attending college.