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The Landmark History of the American People

by Daniel J. Boorstin
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Required Resource for Core Level 4. A fascinating introduction to American culture as it has shaped and been shaped by events over the past 350 years. Winsomely written by the former librarian of Congress. Profusely illustrated. Boorstin focuses on the social forces and cultural influences that have made Americans the unique people they are.

Partially because his material is unfamiliar, but partially because he writes in a more mature fashion than most younger children are used to, we supplement Boorstin's book (and, if need be, encourage you to replace it for the first half of the year) with The Story of the USA books.

Oversize pb, illus, two vols. in one.

(This book is included in Cores 3 and 3+4.)


Read Aloud Levels: 5 - Adult
Read Alone Levels: 6 - Adult

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3 History/Geography,
4 Required Resources

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0 out of 5 stars by GENE V on 2008-11-10
My sentiments exactly, Katie G. There's got to be something better out there.

5 out of 5 stars by Shannon S. on 2008-04-01
I don't believe I've ever been taught a bunch of the details of history that are covered in this book. While the text can be a little dry at times, esp. in the beginning, it just gets better and better as you go along. By Core 4, you start looking forward to your Landmark readings as much as your RA readings.

5 out of 5 stars by ELAINE B. on 2008-03-07
We love this book. It is still on our shelf for reference after 11 years.

0 out of 5 stars by KATIE G on 2008-08-17
I might be the 1st, I see, to not rave about this book. We found this book laborious and VERY DRY. I could barely read it and the kids didn't follow it at all. What drudgery! After A Child's History of the World...I guess we're spoiled. I finally gave up with this one! And it's a TWO YEAR book! ugh! Sorry!

5 out of 5 stars by DEBBIE P on 2008-08-15
My sons (then 12 year old twins) and I absolutely loved this text. I never thought there would be a "text" that one could love. The boys could hardly wait for the next day when we would read the next assignment.

5 out of 5 stars by Jennifer S. on 2008-02-15
This is an excellent resource! There are many notes about doing an abridged version of this text - which may be a good idea for younger children. My 11 year old reads every bit of the assignments - unedited and thoroughly enjoys it. There are some incredible facts presented in an interesting way and I am so glad we just opened it up and tried it out, despite the warnings I had heard.

0 out of 5 stars by GIZELLE A on 2008-11-27
This is the first book ever in all the Sonlight curriculums we have tried that we do not enjoy. The text is extremely dry and difficult to read. My boy's love for history disappeared completely after the first 3 chapters. Does anyone know of another book we can use to replace this with? I think this is far above the average Grade 3 student.