America: A Narrative History - Brief 12th Edition Volume 1

by David Emory Shi

A Narrative History - Brief 12th Edition Volume 1

Genres: History, Nonfiction, School, Read For School, College

757 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2022

Reviews

[Daniel Ryan · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fair survey of American history from pre-Colonial times to Reconstruction (1877). As many American history texts can be agenda-driven, I was pleased to see they did a fair job presenting both sides of controversial matters. Full review on my blog:
http://notesfromthefallen.blogspot.co...

[Paul · Rating 3 out of 5]

As with any textbook, it prioritizes saying a little about a lot, and that means inevitably there will be gaps, but even so, Shi's work is remarkable for how few gaps there are and how accessible such a large and heavy book can be.

[Kayley Spears · Rating 4 out of 5]

its a history book I dont really have a review but i did read it

[Louise Novea · Rating 5 out of 5]

this is a good textbook with about 3-5 chapters for each era, each chapter has a focus point. There are focus questions at the beginning of a chapter which are then answered in the summary of the chapter. Throughout the chapters are maps and relevant questions as well.

[Becky · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty Good

This is a survey textbook covering the first "half" of American History. I was impressed and engaged by the flowing narrative, and how easy it made to read chapters that averaged 45 pages.

[roxy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this for a college class. I feel the author did a great job at laying down the facts and not adding in fluff, making it fairly easy to understand what has happened. I’m glad I read this book and took this class, I got a very good understanding of our country up to 1877. Looking forward to reading volume 2 and taking the second history class from 1877 to present.

[Zack Hudson · Rating 4 out of 5]

(read for class) pretty good for a history textbook

[Kelly]

I read this whole textbook so you bet it’s going on here.

[Kat · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read every page of this and I quite enjoyed it. The material was presented in a very engaging way. Props to Mr. Shi.