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kellis22's review
2.0
Absolutely the worst written book of my life. History good, style bad. I also thought this book was really bias and is definitely written by a true blooded Republican.
melodyriggs's review
3.0
I read this book for a couple of reasons. One, I am a middle school Language Arts teacher, and as our state adopts the new Common Core standards, I was looking for more history-reading that I could incorporate into my classroom. This book is definitely written at the junior high level and I found plenty of one page excerpts that I could use in class. I also appreciate that the theme of the book is freedom. So while Hakim tells the story of America, she points out what we did to get our freedom and even that at different times in history we denied others their freedom. The second reason I read this book was simply because I wanted a brief, but informative history of the US. I took history classes in high school, AP placement tested out of history in college and was just in the mood for an American history refresher.
My only real complaint is that in the latter part of the book there are some very obvious typographical errors and I would've expected those to have been caught by an editor.
My only real complaint is that in the latter part of the book there are some very obvious typographical errors and I would've expected those to have been caught by an editor.
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