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More About This Title Learning American History: Critical Skills for theSurvey Course
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Complete in one affordable volume thoughtfully designed to help students and their instructors get the most out of whichever survey text they use, Learning American History is an excellent workbook for students enrolled in one- or two-semester survey courses. By deftly combining an entry-level discussion of historiography and historical methods with engaging exercises, Professors Salevouris and Furay help the reader/user truly understand how history is made and what it means to "think historically." Both students and their instructors will appreciate the book's practical advice on how to gather information, evaluate and interpret evidence from various sources (including television and film), and construct a first-rate paper.
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Michael J. Salevouris is a Professor of History at Webster University in St. Louis. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota and currently teaches courses in history methods, British and European History, the history of warfare, and the history of disease and medicine. In addition to various reviews and articles, he is the author of “Riflemen Form”: The War Scare of 1859 -1860 in England and (with Conal Furay) The Methods and Skills of History: A Practical Guide. His interests include golf, tennis, playing the recorder, mystery novels, model railroads, and traveling far and wide when the opportunity arises.
A native of Omaha, Nebraska, Conal Furay received his doctoral degree from St. Louis University and currently teaches history methods, American cultural and intellectual history, and business history at Webster University, where he is a Professor of History. Previous publications include The Grass-RootsMind in America and (with Michael Salevouris) The Methods and Skills of History: A Practical Guide. Outside the classroom current passions include watching the Nebraska Cornhuskers achieve further football glory and hoping for a bogey-free round of golf.
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PREFACE ix
CHAPTER 1 The Writing of American History 1
EXERCISES Part I, 1942-1650 7
Part II, 1865-1898 13
CHAPTER 2 The Nature of History 16
EXERCISES Part I, 1492-1650 23
Part II, 1865-1898 26
CHAPTER 3 Historical Thinking 29
EXERCISES PART I, 1650-1776 33
Part II, 1890-1920 37
CHAPTER 4 Context in History 41
EXERCISES Part I, 1650-1776 46
Part II, 1890-1920 50
CHAPTER 5 Gathering Information 55
EXERCISES Part I, 1176-1820 63
Part II, 1918-1941 69
CHAPTER 6 Evaluating Evidence 75
EXERCISES Part I, 1776-1820 81
Part II, 1918-1941 87
CHAPTER 7 Interpreting Evidence 92
EXERCISES Part I, 1820-1860 96
Part II, 1941-1963 101
CHAPTER 8 The Stages of Writing 105
EXERCISES Part I, 1820-1860 108
Part II, 1941-1963 117
CHAPTER 9 Meaningful Writing: The Paragraph 127
EXERCISES Part I, 1850-1877 130
Part II, 1960-Present 135
CHAPTER 10 Structured Writing: Paragraph Strategies 139
EXERCISES Part I, 1850-1877 141
Part II, 1960-Present 146
CHAPTER 11 Television, Film, and History 152
EXERCISES 159
APPENDIX A Reading History 161
APPENDIX B Writing a Book Review 163
APPENDIX C The Term Paper: An Overview (Harry James Cargas) 166
APPENDIX D Oral History 169
SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING 176
