With all the (much deserved) attention Abraham Lincoln is getting as Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln prepares to hit theaters nationwide this weekend, we think it appropriate to highlight a recent review of a book about another man who helped to save the Union: Ulysses S. Grant.
Reviewing The Man Who Saved the Union: Ulysses Grant in War and Peace, by H.W. Brands, a historian at the University … Read more »
Distinguished scholar-teachers Amy and Leon Kass demonstrate how short stories, speeches, and songs can be used to enhance civic education and how a pedagogical approach that stresses learning through inquiry can make primary sources come alive for students of all ages.
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“What a wonderful collection of American songs, speeches, and stories. It should be valuable for teachers, students, parents, and readers of all kinds.”
— Diane Ravitch