1985-2001 1607-1774 1929-1985 1878-1928

books:

The Colonial Experience 1607-1774 (A Basic History of the United States)

3 reviews
Clarence B. Carson

Amer Textbook Committee, 2004

Superior
This is the first book in Carson's series on American history. In general, Carson has produced a solid series, with the possible exception of the very last book. They are well sourced, coherent and organized. Carson takes the time to debunk politically correct mytho-history at many points. Considering how low the standards have fallen for so-called social studies education, I think this is a ...

America: From Gridlock to Deadlock 1985-2001 (A Basic History of the United States)

1 review
Clarence B. Carson

Amer Textbook Committee, 2004

Flight From Reality
We had struggled a bit with the most appropriate title for our review of this, the sixth and final(thank God!) of Clarence Carson's volumes on Basic American History. And then, in searching for this title on Amazon's search engine, we discovered that author Carson had another book by the name "Flight From Reality". Indeed, this serves as the perfect heading for Carson's final flight of fancy. ...

The Welfare State 1929-1985 (A Basic History of the United States)

3 reviews
Clarence B. Carson

Amer Textbook Committee, 2004

Excellent! The best in the series so far
Though a great admirer of Clarence Carson's works in general, I had found the first four volumes of his history of the United States slightly less interesting than more thematic essays like *The Fateful Turn* or *The Flight From Reality*. Maybe it is because Carson is more at home in pure intellectual history, or because I myself prefer concepts over facts and chronology. However, Carson's *Basic ...

The Growth of America 1878-1928 (A Basic History of the United States)
Clarence B. Carson

Amer Textbook Committee, 2004

The main theme of this book is the growth and development of the United States: the filling out of the country by the settlement of the West, the subduing of the Western Indians, the building of the transcontinental railroads, the development of the nationwide businesses, the growth of the corporate mode of organizing the production and distribution of goods, the large-scale influx of immigrants, the rise of the city to a prominent place in ...