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American History
Hello.
I am British, and am studying American History.
I know that most of the users on this website are from the USA, and so maybe those who have studied History may be able to throw a little knowledge and experience into the mix.
I am studying, "USA, 1980-1945" (focusing on all aspects i.e. Economics, Politics, Society, and Foreign Policy) and "USA & Vietnam, 1961-1975". We are given textbooks that focus solely on the syllabus, as well as a reading list of books.
I suspect that American History is taught better in the USA, like British History is taught much better in the United Kingdom. So to anyone who has studied American History (at any level), are there any books/websites/resources that you would recommend? Or any authors specifically?
Thank you very much :)
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There used to be and probably still is a series of books called "Chronicles Of The World" and one specifically on American History that were issued late '80s mid '90s that you could find in any reference library or possibly bookstore still.
They were written and edited like a series of newspaper articles from whatever BC or AD to current year of how historical events happened as if they were being reported in print back then. Invaluable to understanding the U.S. and world events in the eyes of those who saw it at the time. I'd really search for those.
The next web site of importance would be www.whitehouse.gov On that site it will give you the full biography of the presidents, vice-presidents, first-ladies and goes into great detail of all the challenges they faced and their policies foreign and domestic. I like those. Stay away from Wikipedia. It's about as good as the person writing it for history.
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