Perfect for living history research
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This is a must have book for folks engaged in living history activities for the War of 1812 from Canada to New Orleans.
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A fantastic collections of maps, over 5,000 in all covering every year from 3000BC to 2014 with update available online for 2015. These maps are excellent, great for any research or dipping into any period of history. Most browsers work well these days with .svg files, you can zoom and pan in around any area and there are popups for each entry giving details depending on the time period, in more modern times it would show the name of the current president or monarch and the dates they were in power, in earlier times it might show if they were farmers or hunter gatherers etc and the dates they inhabited that area. Its can be really interesting to delve into and gets five stars for the research and time that must of gone into creating it.
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For anyone who is interested in the history of the BCP over the years.  Also useful for doing historical research.  Well designed comparison tables.  Great for Episcopalian "newbies".
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For anyone planning a road trip in the US with a historical focus (or wishing to add a history-oriented sidetrack to a trip), I cannot think of a better one-volume resource than Suzanne and Craig Sheumaker's "America's Living History: The Early Years".

Hundreds of sites are covered: places where famous events occurred and places where the past is authenically recreated.  Short but informative descriptions of each site are provided, along with contact details (phone and Internet) to obtain additional information.  Excellent photographs are included to give a good sense of each site, and these photographs are a pleasure in themselves to simply browse through.

"America's Living History: The Early Years" is very well-organized, both geographically to assist in planning a trip and thematically to develop the story of American history from the era of the Native Peoples through the years of European exploration and settlement into Independence and the beginnings of Western expansion.  I hope that the authors will follow up this book with another devoted to a living history of the rest of the Nineteenth century, presented in a similar format.

Browing through the site descriptions and photographs, I found myself smiling at recollections of those that I have visited and with anticipation of future visits to those I have not yet seen.  And, in a few cases, shaking my head at my failure to visit some within easy driving distance (failures I now plan to remedy, thanks to the Sheumaker's enthralling book).
405975
While sometimes a bit dense (as research books are won't to be), this book gave me precisely what I'd been searching for and I was able to easily find details and cross-reference other research I'd done. A fantastic resource for historical writers or history buffs alike.
906622
Highly recommended. An excellent reference for both genealogists and historians. An example:  while transcribing letters written by a member of Congress in the 1830s, I came upon the term "cold water" supper. I wasn't familiar with this, but I found the phrase in this dictionary, saving me a great deal of time and searching.  It refers to meal where no alcohol will be served (dating, I assume, from the rise of the Temperance movement). The book has commonly-used terms from past times, legal terms, and medical terms to name a few. I'm very glad I bought it.
2010835
I love reading in this book.  It seems to fill in details that weren't written the Bible.  It covers history from 500 BC until 70 AD which isn't found in very many books.  The only typos I've found are the ones that are in my hard copy which I bought, and no longer in print.  I don't read my hard copy because I can't read the small print anymore, but the copy from Kindle solves that problem.  I've read more of it than I expected so far.  It is a large volume because it contains several volumes of history.
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I have seen nice coffee table books on Angkor with great pictures but poor comments, also some very boring historical books. This one is a perfect mix between history (religions/country/art) and guide with a lot of detailled pictures, maps and genuine explanations that sometime may challenge the current academic research. A great tool for before, during and after a visit to this amazing place.
1949407
The book gives you a lot of information on different things you would need in finding more on your family history. All the states are there with maps of each states and the counties are outline. It tells of the history of each state. There are ways to find court records along with cemetery records, genealogical society , etc...... addresses of places to write to, plus web sites.
It is well organized with each state giving details on different records. The book is perfect for people who are really interested in finding their roots.
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We have just added this 10th edition to the Genealogy Collection at our library, and I know it will be a patron favorite.  The 9th edition was 386 pages;  the new 10th is 880.  There are chapters on the United States, each individual state, and 19 foreign countries. The maps included are clear, gorgeous and in color. The individual chapters contain excellent lists of sources including published material and repositories.  Information is given on dates of county formation, parent counties, and record holdings.  Both mailing addresses and URLS are given.  The only drawback I found is that no listings are given for U.S. affiliates such as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and U.S. Territories like Guam.  In the past, I have always steered patrons to ANCESTRY'S RED BOOK;  now I will be referring them to the 10th edition of THE HANDYBOOK FOR GENEALOGISTS.
Linda Pazics Kleback, Genealogy Specialist, Bay County Public Library, Panama City, FL
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I love history and this book is amazing with original documents from philosophy to religion to law, everything. It works very well if you have a world history or world civilization "college" textbook to help fill in some background on the culture, civilization, and society at that time. I love this book and highly recommend it.
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Wow. This is an extensively researched collection of historical evidence in the discovery and "spirit" of the West.  The book itself is very large at 695 pages including 27 chapters divided into 4 parts, notes, bibliography, and index.  The subject matter discusses the founding of the West, and the racism and resentment toward American Indians during this time.  It's a great supplemental secondary source for historians, history lovers, or history teachers, which I consider myself all three!  It's a great reference book to gain further insight on material that isn't covered in as much detail in my curriculum.  The lexicon level leads me to believe it's geared more toward upper middle/high school and beyond, but it's not too difficult to read.
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l really enjoy these biographies. They remind me of the A&E Biography Documentaries, which are around 45 minutes long. They're long enough to learn a number of interesting things, but short enough to hold your interest. The good thing about these shorter books, as opposed to the documentaries, is that I think they cover more of the subject's life, and there's less conjecture from historical "experts".

I had already grabbed the Lincoln and Washington books and was considering buying the Benjamin Franklin book next, but it's nice to have these altogether, and I can read the others later whenever I'm ready.

I also like that there are quotes spread throughout the books from the person they're about or people near them. Each chapter started with a quote for example, but quotes are also spread throughout the body of the text. There were pictures and images too, which was nice.

So I'm happy to have any books from this series. They're perfect in length and are perfect for my interest in history and my limited time available to dive into larger works.
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Purchased the kindle version.  Reading this book for a research paper that I must write for my history class.  Lots of information and details.  Great to use as a primary or secondary source document.  Perfect for analytical or research papers.  Great book if you are a history buff.
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Once again the folks at the Massachusetts Historical Society have done a wonderful job of organizing, annotating and indexing a valuable and exciting historical resource. Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams' writings are interesting, relevant and informative. The detailed index of almost 100 pages allows the reader and researcher relatively easy access to the rich trove of Mrs. Adams' body of writing.
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This is a great source for primary sources.  I use it in my middle and high school history classes.  Students love it and it's so much better than a PC history text book.
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This book is the perfect companion for mystery school study/research.  It is right on time as a contemporary validation of ancient works. Thank-you so much for writing this!