In History My Way, historian and professor Malcolm D. Magee sets aside the footnotes and the lecture-hall caution to tell his grandchildren, and anyone else who wants to listen in, the story of America the way he actually sees it: messy, contradictory, occasionally absurd, and worth understanding anyway. From colonial debates over equality to the culture wars of the late twentieth century, this is roughly 450 years of American history compressed into one opinionated, plainspoken account. No citations. No hedging. Decades of teaching, distilled into a book meant to be read in an evening and argued about for years. If you disagree with something in these pages, good - go look it up. Having the right questions has always mattered more than having all the answers.
Short chapters make it useful for high school classroom discussion or as a homeschool supplement, and it is just as useful for any casual reader who wants a general history or simply an understanding of their place in the story.
- Tuesdays Child Publishing
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Dr. Magee earned his Ph.D. in international history, philosophy, and American religious history from Michigan State University. Since then, he has pursued specialty areas, including progressive-era politics, Russian and East European history, and 19th-century political thought. After attending Michigan State, he was privileged to teach at various universities, most notably UMGC Europe.Dr. Magee has written and reviewed multiple books and publications and taught globally, from Michigan to the Czech Republic. Since joining UMGC in 2018, he has taught first in the Kaiserslautern Military Community, and later, in 2019, he moved to Aviano and Vicenza, Italy, where he currently teaches.
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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. History My Way is a short, direct tour through nearly 450 years of American history, from the first colonial settlements to the culture wars of the present day, written for adults, families, young adults, and secondary school educators who want the sweep of the American story without wading through a textbook.This is popular history, not academic history: no footnotes, no hedging, no false neutrality. Historian and professor Malcolm D. Magee tells the story the way he actually sees it, messy, contradictory, and often uncomfortable, because the real history never was neat and clean. Each chapter is built to raise questions rather than settle them, designed to be debated rather than simply absorbed, pushing readers to look further, argue back, and land on their own answers rather than borrow his.Originally written for his grandchildren, History My Way works equally well as a fast, opinionated primer for classrooms, book clubs, and family reading, for anyone who wants a history that argues with them instead of lecturing at them. This is popular US history, not academic history: no footnotes, no hedging, no false neutrality. History that is, messy, contradictory, and often uncomfortable, because real history never is neat and clean. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9798997035105
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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. History My Way is a short, direct tour through nearly 450 years of American history, from the first colonial settlements to the culture wars of the present day, written for adults, families, young adults, and secondary school educators who want the sweep of the American story without wading through a textbook.This is popular history, not academic history: no footnotes, no hedging, no false neutrality. Historian and professor Malcolm D. Magee tells the story the way he actually sees it, messy, contradictory, and often uncomfortable, because the real history never was neat and clean. Each chapter is built to raise questions rather than settle them, designed to be debated rather than simply absorbed, pushing readers to look further, argue back, and land on their own answers rather than borrow his.Originally written for his grandchildren, History My Way works equally well as a fast, opinionated primer for classrooms, book clubs, and family reading, for anyone who wants a history that argues with them instead of lecturing at them. This is popular US history, not academic history: no footnotes, no hedging, no false neutrality. History that is, messy, contradictory, and often uncomfortable, because real history never is neat and clean. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9798997035105
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