History Lessons

Submitted by Sara West [1] on Fri, 06/22/2012 - 12:28pm

Brush up on your American history before the Fourth of July by reading America: The Story of Us [2] written by Kevin Baker for the History channel. The book is a comprehensive look at our shared history and is told through short essays, eye-catching graphics, vivid pictures, and charted statistics.

If you enjoy America: The Story of Us [2], check out the History channel's DVD miniseries [3] of the same name.

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