02446nam 2200529 450 991082244280332120170918154447.01-4985-0216-4(CKB)3710000000471163(EBL)4086441(SSID)ssj0001544321(PQKBManifestationID)16135045(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001544321(PQKBWorkID)14578709(PQKB)10606803(MiAaPQ)EBC4086441(EXLCZ)99371000000047116320150717h20152015 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe first U.S. history textbooks constructing and disseminating the American tale in the nineteenth century /Barry JoyceLanham [Maryland] :Lexington Books,[2015]©20151 online resource (357 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4985-0217-2 1-4985-0215-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.A people's story -- The text is the teacher -- Mnemonics, methods, and memory: organizing and encoding the American story -- An American character -- Genesis: emergence and migrations -- Apologetics: why we are who we are -- Slaying the monster -- The narrative divides -- The narrative re-joined -- Conclusion: who will write this story?This book offers a fresh, multidisciplinary analysis of American history textbooks published in the first half of the nineteenth century, focusing on the emergence of an American "origins" narrative prevalent in these works as well as the methods employed to convey this tale to readers. The themes addressed in this work are timely in light of current controversies over American history curriculum, the role of textbooks, and the idea of a common American narrative.HistoriographyUnited StatesHistory19th centuryTextbooksUnited StatesHistory19th centuryUnited StatesHistoryTextbooksEvaluationHistoriographyHistoryTextbooksHistory973Joyce Barry Alan1680799MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910822442803321The first U.S. history textbooks4049767UNINA