{"product_id":"9781595582157","title":"History in the Making: An Absorbing Look at How American History Has Changed in the Telling Over the Last 200 Years","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this “thought-provoking study” (\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e ), historian Kyle Ward—the widely acclaimed co-author of \u003ci\u003eHistory Lessons\u003c\/i\u003e—gives us another fascinating look at the biases inherent in the way we learn about our history. Juxtaposing passages from U.S. history textbooks from different eras, \u003ci\u003eHistory in the Making\u003c\/i\u003e provides us with intriguing new perspectives on familiar historical events and the ways in which they have been represented over time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe hardcover edition of \u003ci\u003eHistory in the Making\u003c\/i\u003e struck a chord among readers of popular history, and Ward was featured on NPR’s popular series “How the Understanding of U.S. History Changes.” “Interesting and useful,” according to \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, the book “convincingly illustrates how texts change as social and political attitudes evolve.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith excerpts that span two hundred years, from Columbus’s arrival to the Boston Massacre, from women’s suffrage to Japanese internment, \u003ci\u003eHistory in the Making\u003c\/i\u003e exposes the stark contrasts between the lessons different generations have been taught about our past. “A good starting point for anyone interested in history and subjectivity” (\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e), this immensely readable book is proof positive that your history is not your grandparent’s history and won’t be your children’s history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Press, The","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47036848308464,"sku":"9781595582157","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781595582157_p0.jpg?v=1769901624","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781595582157","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}