The Mystery of History: Volume III The Renaissance, Reformation, and Growth of Nations

The Mystery of History

by Linda Lacour Hobar

The Mystery of History Volume 3 Student Reader
The Renaissance, Reformation, and Growth of Nations
(1455 1707)

The Mystery of History Volume III Student Reader continues the spectacular and provocative study of world history from the viewpoint of a Christian author. Spanning the Renaissance, Reformation, Exploration, and some early American history, this volume explores the backdrop to and the significance surrounding the time-honored contributions found in art, music, literature, science, and philosophy of this rich era. Unlike Volumes I and II, Volume III has been separated by the publishers into two beautiful books! The Student Reader now contains 84 stirring lessons written by Linda Lacour Hobar in a colorful, easy-to-hold hardback. The reader is a stand alone world history text for all ages to enjoy.

Genres: History, School, Nonfiction, Read For School, Christian, Historical

408 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[Carrie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good history, but we all got a little tired of the author's thoughts and opinions inserted so freely.

[Ellen Spes · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good easy history with Christian viewpoint.

[Lady reading under the Willow]

We did all four of these for school (not quite in order) and I must say, the *concept* of this series is excellent: a seamless weaving of Bible history and ancient world history into one story of humankind. This series gets all the credit for igniting a much-needed paradigm shift in me and helping us to build a pathway to making connections about what was going on simultaneously (more or less) in different parts of the world, with Bible history integrated (as it should be!) instead of separate. We had never encountered a history curriculum that does that until finding Mystery of History.

The execution, however, could be improved. I think I talked about this in my review of volume 4, but there was quite a bit of frequent insertion of the author's unnecessary comments, asides, opinions, and slightly condescending, too-chatty phrases. Not only was it distracting, it was a little grating on the nerves.

This is the only book in the series I decided not to finish, even though it was the one that initially interested me the most (regarding the featured era). I guess I just got tired of it, and after several sessions ceased to look forward to reading from it (my student read it independently and I attempted to do this also, unsuccessfully). My interest in the era has not waned, it just needs a better book. 🙃

[Heather · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read through this with my 5th grader. Engaging, Protestant perspective but very respectful and usually inclusive of the Catholic point of view. The end dragged a bit for me, but maybe I was just ready to be done with the school year. I wish there had been a bit more "Mystery".

[Bethany Stewart · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is our 3rd trip through Mystery of History. I have loved this history curriculum during our homeschool days. It has worked great with our variety of ages. It is easily adaptable for my struggling learners.

[Kimberly Feathers · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great textbook!

[Troy B · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book.

[Mak · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great history book! Definitely recommend, it’s for younger and older students. The author is very godly and inserts it in all her chapters :)

[Shadow Reader · Rating 2 out of 5]

The author is a bit too chatty for my taste. Seems like it was aimed for a much younger audience.

[Clarice · Rating 4 out of 5]

excerpts, fall 2025, N.

[Gina Mcandrew · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of my favorite history books! I love how the stories are organized and the information is fresh, interesting, and fun. The icing on the cake is the wonderful companion cd of activities!