{"product_id":"teaching-the-causes-of-the-american-civil-war-18501861-9781433174315","title":"Teaching the Causes of the American Civil War","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe American Civil War lasted from 1861 to 1865, killing nearly 700,000 Americans and costing the country untold millions of dollars. The events of this tragic war are so steeped in the collective memory of the United States and so taken for granted that it is sometimes difficult to take a step back and consider \u003cem\u003ewhy \u003c\/em\u003esuch a tragic war occurred. To consider the series of events that led to this war are difficult and painful for students and teachers in American history classrooms. Classroom teachers must possess the appropriate pedagogical and historical resources to provide their students with an appropriate and meaningful examination of this challenging time period. \u003cem\u003eTeaching the Causes of the American Civil War, 1850\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e1861\u003c\/em\u003e will attempt to provide these resources and teaching strategies to allow for the thoughtful inquiry, evaluation and assessment of this critical, complex and painful time period in American history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“No single event in American history generates as much passion—or as much distortion—as the Civil War. Providing rich historical analysis as well as practical suggestions for presenting it, this volume will help teachers illuminate the complexities of a conflict that continues to unite, divide and inspire us.” —Jonathan Zimmerman, University of Pennsylvania\u003cbr\u003e“Like all history, the Civil War ‘is never dead. It’s not even past.’ The authors in this volume highlight the many ways the Civil War continues to loom large in our national memory and offer thoughtful suggestions for how teachers might help their students critically examine the relationship between the past and present. As this volume persuasively argues—only by understanding our past can we collectively envision our future.” —Abby Reisman, University of Pennsylvania\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eImages and Tables –\u003cem\u003e Acknowledgments \u003c\/em\u003e–\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eCaroline R. Pryor\/Erik Alexander\/James Mitchell\/Charlotte Johnson \/Whitney Blankenship: \u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e–\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eMichael E . Karpyn: \u003ci\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/i\u003e–\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eKevin Caprice\/Ricky Dale Mullins\/David Hicks: \u003ci\u003eStruggling to \"Remember\" the Causes of the American Civil War \u003c\/i\u003e–\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eDavid Childs: \u003ci\u003eSlavery Was God’s Will: How Abolitionists Challenged Social and Theological Justifications for the Civil War \u003c\/i\u003e–\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eEmily D. Moses: \u003ci\u003eThrough the Heart: \"Jim Brown\" and the Murder of Dr. Walter Alves Norwood in Henderson County, Kentucky \u003c\/i\u003e–\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eJohn H. Bickford\/Bonnie Laughlin-Schultz: \u003ci\u003eA Historical Inquiry into John Brown and His Raiders \u003c\/i\u003e–\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eElizabeth Barrow: \u003ci\u003e1860: The Election That Started the War \u003c\/i\u003e–\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eBonnie Laughlin-Schultz: \u003ci\u003eFacing Hard History: Confronting the Disconnect in Student Understanding of the Causes of the Civil War \u003c\/i\u003e–\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eCarly Muetterties\/Ryan A. Lewis: \u003ci\u003eWhy Did the South Secede? Using Inquiry to Confront Contentious History \u003c\/i\u003e–\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eKevin Caprice\/Ricky Dale Mullins\/David Hicks: \u003ci\u003eCivil War Memories: Untangling the Long and Difficult History of the Causes of the Civil War \u003c\/i\u003e–\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eGabriel A. Reich\/Melanie L. Buffington\/William R. Muth: \u003ci\u003eCollective Memory of Secession: On Outbreaks and Moral Acts \u003c\/i\u003e–\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eS.G. Grant\/Kathy Swan\/John Lee: \u003ci\u003eThe Civil War and the Inquiry Design Model \u003c\/i\u003e–\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eCaroline R. Pryor\/Charlotte Johnson\/Whitney Blankenship\/Amy Wilkinson: \u003ci\u003eResources for Classroom Teachers \u003c\/i\u003e–\u003ci\u003e Appendix: Teaching the Causes of the American Civil War Using Inquiry Design Model: Lesson Plans and Resources for Classroom Teachers \u003c\/i\u003e–\u003ci\u003e Contributors \u003c\/i\u003e–\u003ci\u003e Index.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Lang Publishing Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039667650903,"sku":"9781433174315","price":76.23,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781433174315.jpg?v=1750944423","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/teaching-the-causes-of-the-american-civil-war-18501861-9781433174315","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}