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6. Lies My Teacher Told Me, James Loewen.
Excellent alternative history of the United States - this book is not radical or too liberal. It simply tells the accurate
stories behind many American myths. I learned a lot from this book.
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7. Presidential Anecdotes, Paul Boller, Jr.
This book details many unknown stories about each of our executives. Stories, as stated throughout the seminar, are
a great way to hook our students. While all the stories in this book are not "hook-worthy", many give you or your students
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better insight into our Presidents.
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8. Grand Old Party, Lewis Gould. An excellent,
objective history of the Republican Party from its founding to the present.
9. Party of the People, Jules Witcover.
This excellent resource covers the history of the Democratic Party - all the way back to the period of the American Revolution.
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10. An Empire of Wealth, John Gordon Steele.
This is an economic history of the United States. Students are often confused by our economic history. They are
not accustomed to thinking of history in terms of economics. This book gives one a sound understanding of the role of
economics up until the internet revolution of the 1990s.
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11. Hershey - Michael D'Antonio. Excellent
history of Milton S. Hershey and his chocolate empire. This is an excellent example of the rise of a great industrialist
during the Gilded Age. But what sets Hershey apart is that it also covers the utopian vision of Milton Hershey.
He created Hershey, PN, and this book covers his vision, but also how the town grew within and apart from his vision.
This covers a nearly 50 year history of the town - from 1900 through WWII. Finally, one gets a fine example of unions
during the Great Depression. Hershey did have a sit-down strike that was crushed.
12. Stay Tuned, Joe Garner. This book contains
information regarding important news, sports, and entertainment moments. It comes with a DVD and an audio CD.
The great thing is the clips are short, yet they contain the actual clips.
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13. Non Campus Mentis - Anders Hendrickson
I used this book to find all of the historical bloopers written by college students.
When you're feeling low about the quality of your student work, open this book. You'll feel immediately better, and
you will get a good laugh at the same time.
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