American History

Everything You Need to Know about American History Homework: 4th to 6th Grades
$9.99
I wanted a book to review information I had learned in school but since faded over time. This is such a book.

Don't Know Much About History: Everything You Need to Know About American History but Never Learned (Don't Know Much About...)
$14.99
The book that I ordered,, it really has some totally differant things which will help both of my kids with their history or government classes,,
It has some really interesting information that if they need to write a report or essay, then they could find something in the book that would be interesting enough to write about. So I am glad I chose the book, it was worth investing the money on something to help my boys with their school classes.

American History X
$12.98
There is nothing new here just the usual Hollywood hype. Grossly exaggerating the threat of neo-Nazi's while ignoring California's minority gangs. More people are killed by gangs in one day than in the last 10 years from the nazi's. If you watch/buy this, just don't think. It aims soley at the emotional.

The Best American History Book in the World: ALL THE INFORMATION YOU NEED TO KNOW WITHOUT ALL THE STUFF THAT WILL PUT YOU TO SLEEP
$25.95
Sorry to rain on the parade, but somebody's got to tell the truth about this book. It's written by a bunch of high school students, and it shows. The high school history teacher, Eric Burnett, did not even bother editing this book; there are countless annoying grammar and factual errors. Perhaps Mr. Burnett simply asked his students' permission to publish their history homework essays. What's next? High school music teachers selling CDs of recorded band performances, or drama teachers selling DVDs of high school Shakespeare productions? The student writers are obviously enthused about the material, which is great, but they are simply too glib to make this book of any real use to anybody, except as an example of bad history writing. Here's a sample: "His wife died in 1480 in childbirth, which was very sad and depressing for our friend Columbus so he decided to make himself rich and famous and go find the Indies." If you're looking for a fun and readable history of America aimed at younger students, take a look at Joy Hakim's "A History of US."

In fairness I should point out Mr. Burnett's claim that all royalties from the sale of this book go to charity, and I applaud him for that. But he would sell more books and raise more money if it were better written!