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From Sea to Shining Sea for Children: Discovering God's Plan for America in Her First Half-Century of Independence, 1787-1837

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Once I read The Light and The Glory with my children, I knew that their education in American history would not be complete without this book. We were not disappointed. This book continues the narration of the great Christian heritage of the USA. As the settlers struggled to carve out a nation and our fledgling country grappled with issues between ourselves, our neighboring countries, and the Native American nation within our new boundaries, faith in God prevailed. The evidence for perseverence in faith is an inspiration to my children when they face daily struggles that are not as monumental. "Review" questions stimulate deep thought about the moral responsibility each one of us has to our country and our God. As with the first book, this is a great character building tool for our future citizens.

My oldest girls and I read this series, The Light and the Glory and From Sea to Shining Sea, together for American History. My younger daughter and I will do the same, plus I've bought the younger versions and activity books to go with them. We met Mr. Marshall when he visited our area years ago. He is a dedicated American and believer. The information he gathered from our government archives is truth rarely seen in American History books or heard in classrooms. It is forgotten truths straight from the historical documents put together in such an interesting read. It is heart warming and heart breaking and leaves you in awe of God.

Great book. Helps children understand American history. It is very interesting and Christian based. I'll be using it as part of my home-school curriculum.

This is great for Christian homeschooling moms. My daughter, who is homeschooling all her children, asked me to buy it for her.

This series for young people pretends to provide basic history, but in truth it is more propaganda than history. What history there is in these books is very selective, facts and narrative conveniently knit together to fit a particular (and not a very accurate or nuanced) vision of America's rich past. Parents who use this book or others in this series as history texts are doing their children a serious disservice. History is not just the story we want to believe and want to tell. It is a full gathering of data with the honest intent to investigate and try to understand the past and make some sense of the idea of change...physical, intellectual, social...within the ebb and flow of time. History is a process open to revision, needing constant revision. There is no sense of that in any of these books. There are so many better ways to get children to think inquisitively about the past. It's sad that publishers and apparently some parents revert to stale, unlively, and truly propagandistic texts as these to indoctrinate rather than enliven their children's minds.