The first U.S. history textbooks : constructing and disseminating the American tale in the nineteenth century /

The first U.S. history textbooks : constructing and disseminating the American tale in the nineteenth century /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Joyce, Barry Alan (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2015]
Subjects:
Historiography > United States > History > 19th century.
Textbooks > United States > History > 19th century.
United States > History > Textbooks > Evaluation.
Table of Contents:
  • A people's story
  • The text is the teacher
  • Mnemonics, methods, and memory: organizing and encoding the American story
  • An American character
  • Genesis: emergence and migrations
  • Apologetics: why we are who we are
  • Slaying the monster
  • The narrative divides
  • The narrative re-joined
  • Conclusion: who will write this story?