The University of Chicago Press has published two new books on the history of America. I admit I haven’t yet read the books, so I can’t say for sure that they will be the history books of the year or even the month, but the authors are well-respected historians and the press is a well-respected press, so there is high expectation.
What makes these two books particularly noteworthy absent review or my having read them is that they are being made available as free ebooks, in addition to being available at a price in print.
The ebooks, Building the American Republic, Volume 1: A Narrative History to 1877 by Harry L. Watson and Building the American Republic, Volume 2: A Narrative History from 1877 by Janet Dailey are available for free download from your favorite ebookstore or from the University of Chicago Press at this link:
Building the American Republic
One can never know enough about the past, the present, or the future, and reading well-researched and well-written history helps expand knowledge about the past.
Richard Adin, An American Editor
An American Editor 
Recent conversations at one of the editing discussion lists that I belong to make it clear that we indeed can always learn something about the past – and edit how we relay information that is new to colleagues.
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Comment by Ruth E. Thaler-Carter — January 4, 2018 @ 10:01 am |