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Out of Many: A History of the American People, Volume I (Chapters 1-16) (5th Edition)

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We purchased this book for my daughter's college class. We got a decent price and the book was sent immediately. It seems to be a great book and when she finishes her class, I intend to read it just for the information.

This book is well organized and well written. It goes into great depth about American History; however, I do believe it be more for college students than that of high school students. This book probably would have been better had my history teacher had actually used it. She gave lectures and used the textbook for quizzes, which there were only 4 the entire semester! So I only used this book to look up a total of 20 questions! Other than that it is still a good book and what I read was pretty knowledgeable.

This is a great book. The 10 pound hardcover version is beautifully designed and easy to read. The maps are unbeatable. It's a physical masterpiece, worth every penny of the heavy price. You'll miss a lot if you go with the paperback.
But the text is a standard neo-revisionist liberal interpretation of American history, and should be read with that in mind. The tone is staid, but the content is often an attempt as persuasion as much as an attempt at education. You should read it side by side with A Patriot's History of the United States by Schweikart and Allen if you want to be a fair and balanced student.
This is only slightly to the right of Howard Zinn, but unlike Zinn, Out of Many pretends to be telling the story objectively.
At least with Zinn you know you are reading a polemic and he owns up to his over the top bias.

Good history book with lots of pictures and information. Heavy to carry around to classes though!

The book was received in perfect condition and the seller followed the sale with notification of shipment in a prompt manner.