Anyone wishing to learn history in America today faces an almost insurmountable challenge.  Modern history texts - even those intended for children - impede the reader with vast quantities of non-essential information.  They abound with biased content while omitting, or at least deemphasizing, many of the most indispensable facts that render the story of the past intelligible.  Consequently, students find themselves unable to grasp the "big picture" when it comes to human history, and thus lack the foundational awareness required to appreciate the deeper meaning and relevance of its component narratives.The reader will be relieved to learn that D. H. Montgomery's Leading Facts of American History is different.The difference lies in the concept of "leading facts."  In the early twentieth century, historians still held to the premise that the purpose of learning history was to become "historically-minded."  This meant that one studied the past not as an end in itself, merely collecting a vast store of factual information, but rather to construct a body of abstract knowledge to inform one's choices and actions in the present.With the intention of providing a useful picture of the past, historians applied a selectivity to their writing, whereby the emphasis was placed on the facts that clarified the causal progression of events culminating in the present, i.e. the "leading facts."As the reader will learn, when one strips away the clutter of history to reveal its straightforward fundamental progression of events, history makes sense as a whole.  This is not to deny the presence of intricacies and controversies.  It is, in fact, to respect these complexities for what they are: adjuncts more appropriately pursued when one has first mastered the leading facts.Scott Powell, HistoryAtOurHouseAll text, table of contents, and index preserved (not an OCR reprint)191 B&W, 12 color illustrations and maps

The Leading Facts of American History

History

D.H. Montgomery

Americas

Fingerhut Press

Exploring American History

Children's Books

Michael McHugh

Literature & Fiction

Christian Liberty Press

<p>Are you interested in teaching children about the impact of the chief founders and builders of America? Then Exploring American History is the book for you! It is our goal with this textbook to acquaint students with the lives and impact of many of the critical people in American history. 2nd Edition. 266 pages</p>

<p>This little book is intended by the writer as an introduction basic American history and as an introduction to his larger work entitled The Leading Facts of American History.</p>

Beginner's American History From Christopher Columbus to John Sutter

In The Beginner's American History, D. H. Montgomery provides a wide-ranging and authoritative history of America, capturing in a compact space the full story of our nation. The Beginner's American History offers an illuminating account of politics, diplomacy, and war as well as the full spectrum of social, cultural, and scientific developments that shaped our country.  Illustrated, Maps, Full-Page Illustrations. Contents start with Columbus, last chapter is Since the Civil War. Some of the other contents: Captian Sutter, General Sam Houston, General Andrew Jackson, General George Rogers Clark and lots more.

The Beginner's American History

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The Leading Facts of American History

Exploring American History

Exploring American History

Beginner's American History From Christopher Columbus to John Sutter

The Beginner's American History