How the Cold War Is Taught: Six American History Textbooks Examined

by Martin F. Herz

Do American high school students have a grasp of recent history? Do they understand the significance of the Korean War, the Berlin Blockade, and the Cuban Missile Crisis? Ambassador Herz examines how six widely used high school textbooks present the fateful events of the last three decades. The texts Bragdon et al., "History of a Free People;" Todd and Curti, "Rise of the American Nation;" Madgic et al., "The American Experience;" Bartlett et al., "A New History of the United States) An Inquiry Approach;" Sandler et al., "The People Make a Nation;" and Kownslar and Frizzle, "Discovering American History."

1 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1978