Social Fabric, Volume I, The (10th Edition) | 
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This anthology of readings portrays the lives of ordinary Americans and examines the diversity of the American people, from the earliest settlement of America to Reconstruction.
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• Excellent Collection Of Readings 16 June, 2000
The Social Fabric presents a detailed array of readings insocial history for any United States History course. The readingsspecifically encourage two main revelations: U.S. History has many more interesting stories than the textbooks reveal and the historian's craft is much more complex than many students admit. The anthology is entirely engaging with details about daily life and customs. This book makes great general reading and should be required for all U.S. History courses.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A3B7O668MT82PR
• Great For A Survey Course 09 June, 2004
Rather than an endless list of cold hard facts, as normal textbooks can at times be, Social Fabric offers two dozen essays that give you a glimpse of what life was like during different eras in the history of the United States. The representation of native Americans is far superior than the stereotypes put forth by the textbooks I read in school.However, as much a richer source as this book is, it's not as comprehensive as a normal textbook, and essays at times seem biased. After all, the purpose of an essay is to make a point, and as such, may only be one side of the story.
- Reviewed by customer ID: ANTGGAQYPSWHF
• Good Level Of Detail About Some Events In Us History 01 October, 2006
In this short book, the authors attempt to explain the many social changes in American society since the Civil War. The writing is well phrased. As you should expect from an 8th edition. Subjects vary from the role of women in the household and workforce, to blacks in society. Key events like the Great Depression get careful treatment, as they were pivotal in triggering huge changes.
Some events, like the home front during World War 2, have descriptions of what it was like that many other textbooks often omit. Like the endemic overcrowding in places like San Francisco and San Diego, as thousands of families sought housing that was often shoddy and overpriced. The sheer overriding priority of the war effort caused this. But other texts gloss over what the resultant conditions were for many families.
The treatment of the Civil Rights era is perhaps a little abbreviated. But that may be ok. Many other books cover that in depth.
- Reviewed by customer ID: AG35NEEFCMQVR
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