Description: In preparing From Colony to World Power, a new and completely revised edition of the American people, the author had the benefit of many helpful suggestions from teachers who have had classroom experience with the text. He is also indebted to those who have prepared city and state syllabi in American history and American problems. The author, however, has had to make his own decisions on the selection and arrangement of material and on the emphasis given to various topics. Although the text does not adhere closely to any spe-citic syllabus, it does reflect in substance the major ideas and trends suggested by recently published courses of study. The text is sufficiently comprehensive so that teachers can easily adapt it to courses in American history or problems with a different emphasis and organization. The general aims which influenced the writing of From Colony to World Power remain the same as those outlined in the preface to The American People. "To help pupils understand the ideals, traditions, and institutions which have shaped American development and to stimulate them to think honestly about the problems of modern American life have been the guiding principles in the preparation of this history….( from preface)
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Publication Year: 1947
Format: Hardcover
Unit Type: Unit
Language: English
Book Title: From Colony To World Power A History of the United States
Author: William Hamm
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: D. C. HEATH AND COMPANY BOSTON
Genre: History
Topic: World History
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Number of Pages: 854