American History Outside the Box

American History First Hand: Working with Primary Sources Second Edition, Volume I Julie Roy Jeffrey and Peter J. Frederick Completely unique in its approach, American History Firsthand offers students the opportunity to experience history the way historians do. No other collection comes close to simulating the historians craft in this way. Offered in a new format, American History First Hand gives students the "feel" of exploring archives, historical societies, and museum collections as they decipher the past. Each of the 12 archives contain loose leaf primary source facsimiles for students to examine and evaluateeither written or printed sources, visual sources, material artifacts and maps. Sift through public and private letters, songs and sheet music, treaties, congressional acts, portraits, cartoons, film posters, family artifacts, and needlework as you discover the art of historical analysis. American History Firsthand also includes extensive study aids such as an archive overview, a timeline, a list of sources, and questions to consider, all of which guide individual analysis and encourage classroom discussion. Of related interest: American History Firsthand, Second Edition, Volume Two ISBN 0-205-55993-X Visit us at www.ablongman.com/historyJeffrey, Julie Roy is the author of 'American History Outside the Box ', published 2007 under ISBN 9780205559923 and ISBN 0205559921.