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Story of the Thirteen Colonies and the Great Republic Text 3rd Edition
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035487
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9781547704033
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Description
The texts are unabridged, with only minor editing changes. Black & white illustrations. Pb, 280 pgs.
Publisher's Description of Story of the Thirteen Colonies and the Great Republic Text 3rd Edition
We have looked, and we cannot find an American history study on a grammar-school level that we think rivals H. A. Guerber's two-volume American history set from the turn of the 20th century. So, rather than settle for lesser quality, we have combined Guerber's The Story of the Thirteen Colonies and the Great Republic into one volume that makes it a perfect one-year survey of American history for the middle school years. Our edition of this text has been heavily edited to make it more concise and to allow for the fact that many events considered pivotal to history in the late 1800s have paled in significance with the passing of time and events such as two world wars.
Category Description for Story of the Thirteen Colonies and the Great Republic
This compilation from Memoria Press contains reprints of two early American history texts from Helene Guerber. Originally published in 1896 by the American Book Company, the Story of Thirteen Colonies and The Great Republic have been combined in one volume, providing children a one year overview of American history, from the first inhabitants of North America through the 19th century. Written in a delightful narrative form with a focus on the fascinating stories of the people who shaped our nation, children may beg you to read this to them for their history lessons. The texts are unabridged, with only minor editing changes. Black & white illustrations. Pb, 280 pgs.
Also available, the supplemental (optional) American History Outline Student Guide and American History Outline Teacher Key. Designed to help students study well, the American History Outline helps students organize and retain key information from their readings. Along with the Story of Thirteen Colonies and the Great Republic, Story of the World Volume 4 is recommended.
Details
| Product Format: | Softcover Book |
|---|---|
| Grades: | 5-8 |
| Brand: | Memoria Press |
| Author: | H.A. Guerber |
| ISBN: | 9781547704033 |
| Length in Inches: | 8 |
| Width in Inches: | 5.25 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.75 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 0.6 |
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3 Ratings
3 Reviews
Rated 5 out of 5
Apr 6, 2020
Enjoyable Way to Study American History
Enjoyable. Nice sized chapters for daily reading. We used with the flashcards that come in the full set. Helpful for test prep. My daughter enjoyed this book and learned a thorough amount of American History.
Rated 5 out of 5
Oct 3, 2014
This MP Text is a combination of two orginal vintage books by H A Guerber: The Story of the 13 Colonies and The Story of the Great Republic Since it is a condensed version the text has not only been considerably edited but also edited into a much shorter book The result of which is a book that orginally a beautiful classic has lost all its flavor with abrupt beginings and endings to some chapters and an overall choppy read These same titles/books have been for some time now also reprinted by Nothing New Press and edited by Christine Miller but mainly for racial content and terms not politically appropriate today yet preserving the original style and flow of Guerber The MP text lacks that original smooth flow and style and contains short chapters by short I mean some chapters are literally only one-two sides On the other hand because of that the text could be perfect for a simple survey course on American History especially with young ones whose attention spans may be shorter And with any ages the workbooks or teacher guides are unnecessary in my opinion Reading aloud by the parent and requiring an oral or written narration from the students depending on their ages is more than sufficient and does the job For those who want a spine with more depth to it the Guerber books are still a great choice for studying American History but go with the Nothing New Press versions or even the original vintage editions found used Memoria Press has some great offerings that can't be beat like their Famous Men series and Latin courses but unfortunately I cannot say the same for this
Rated 5 out of 5
Sep 3, 2014
I purchased this book and though the description says "The texts are unabridged with only minor editing changes " when I received the book it was so small and thin that I compared the table of contents to other publications of the same title (both the one edited by Christine Miller and the original text) I counted over 40 missing chapters from The Thirteen Colonies alone I didn't count how much was missing from The Great Republic but since the book is very small and short I imagine it is similar for that one There also seem to be a few chapters added but I bought this book based on the description of its being largely unchanged and unabridged and am very disappointed that this turns out not to be the case I thought others should know before buying I wish I had compared the tables of contents before buying but I took the description at face value I can't imagine why someone would say this was unabridged I don't have any use for it now as I'm going to have to buy or borrow the Miller editions instead
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Is the original text by Geurber or the revised Miller text? What did MP edit?
The text is heavily edited by MP. It's just the facts, ma'am, which it too bad because they took the lovely way it was written away.
Does this book contain religious content?
On page 25, Easter Sunday is mentioned as the day Ponce de Leon "landed in a beautiful country..."
Chapter 15, "The Mayflower," explains the how the Anglican Church came to be after King Henry VIII broke from the Roman Catholic Church. It also explains, in simplistic terms, the differences between the Puritans, Separatists, and Pilgrims. It doesn't take a position on any of the above listed. Just states facts. Doesn't steer, at least in my opinion.
Farther along it continues to mention facts about who was part of amy specific denomination if it points to why they took a particular position, but I haven't be seen anything that suggests one position/belief as being preferred over another.
If we run into something that I recognize as possibly offensive to on earth religious group over another, I will return to add comments.
I found this in a bookstore while looking for a U.S. History curriculum. I did a bit of research and it looked like just what I was seeking for my 6th-grade son. I bought it from Rainbow because it…
Part of the Hillsdale 1776 Curriculum we are trying this year.
Recommended for TruthQuest American History 1.
Great resource for homeschool curriculum