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    U.S. History

    Reviewed by Arlene Reilly-Sandoval, Associate Professor, Colorado State University-Pueblo on 2/1/18

    Comprehensiveness rating: 5

    This text covers Pre-Colombian U.S. to the 21st Century. It is comprehensive in that it covers not just the major wars or conflicts, but also the industrialization, struggles of indigenous populations, and the development of a nation. This book has both a breadth and depth of information.

    Content Accuracy rating: 4

    This text appears accurate and unbiased. It does describe situations from different viewpoints, including racial, ethnic, and religious populations.

    Relevance/Longevity rating: 4

    This book definitely has longevity. It might need more chapters added throughout the years, or some edits based on new information about the past, but it appears to have made a strong effort to describe history from other viewpoints and not just the western European viewpoint.

    Clarity rating: 5

    This book is fairly easy to read and written in a way that most students will no problem understanding.

    Consistency rating: 5

    The book is consistent in describing different viewpoints and the historical record. It strives to be culturally competent while imparting important information about historical events.

    Modularity rating: 5

    This book contains 32 chapters, which can be reorganized and allows for a selection of specific chapters as needed. It appears to be very adaptable into modules.

    Organization/Structure/Flow rating: 5

    The book is primarily presented in chronological order, which makes the most sense for a history book. The authors do look at several aspects of history, from a social, economic, political, and culture viewpoint, which makes it very interesting. History is a topic that usually taken by students who are history majors or who must take a history general education course. This book contains information that would interest students from several different majors because of the breadth of information.

    Interface rating: 5

    No major navigation problems, even when clicking links for more information within the chapters. The images and links serve to pique interest rather than distract from the information provided.

    Grammatical Errors rating: 5

    The book is well-written and understandable. I did not notice glaring grammar or typographical errors.

    Cultural Relevance rating: 4

    One of the strengths of this book is that it attempts to address the viewpoint of different cultures, or at least describe non-European cultures and history. The links provided in the text direct the student to additional information.

    Comments

    I enjoyed reading this book! It reminded me of some historical facts I had forgotten and I was pleased to read about different indigenous populations in a historical context.

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