Textbook
The Way I See It: Dueling Interpretations in American HistoryISBN: 978-1-933385-14-3
Paperback
176 pages
July 2006, ©2006, Wiley-Blackwell
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Fourteen of our nation's stories are collected in this book. Each
story is drawn from a different period in American history, from
the time Indians first appeared on the continent to the
twenty-first century War on Terror, and each resonates with
significance for the nation today. The arguments in this book have
provoked passionate debate between observers at the time and among
generations of historians who followed. In every case, there are at
least two sides to the story and multiple possible meanings.
Each chapter focuses on one of these debates. After a brief introduction to the period and the issue at hand, two dueling interpretations of the topic present different ways of understanding it. Finally, some questions are outlined to help center attention on essential points and spark discussion.