Turning Points in Us History: 18th Century
Turning Points in Us History: 18th Century(2002), 19th Century(2003), 20th Century(2004) These 12 discs are informative vignettes of key episodes in American history. This is not a ‘history of the United States.’ Rather it portrays the flavor of distinct periods with a professional narrative and attractive visuals. In a representative period, 1827-1846, the brief episodes include McCormick’s mechanical reaper, Nat Turner, a Black Hawk War massacre, the Alamo, Poe’s The Raven, the Donner Pass, and the U. S. declaration of war on Mexico. Whether one wishes to grasp an overall sense of a period or focus briefly on a single episode, Turning Points should delight teacher and student alike.
