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U.S. History For Dummies, 4th Edition
- Narrated by: Al Kessel
- Length: 19 hrs and 18 mins
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The United States is undergoing a period of intense political and social change. From the rise of the Tea Party to social media's effect on American life and politics, this new edition fills in the gaps of this Nation's story.
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- Learner
- 05-18-19
Good summary of US history
I've listened to about one fourth of this so far, skipping around to different points in history. It's a good, not-too-serious overview of US history. This is a good book of you want to review history, to get the 30 thousand foot overview.
An example of how it summarizes: It mentions that in the later 1800s whale oil had gotten expensive, so another solution was found - petroleum. It doesn't say why whale oil was expensive, which is what you would expect from a more in-depth treatment.
For the previous third edition of this book, I saw some reviewers complain that this book shows a heavy political slant. I didn't really see this, although haven't listened to the 21 century history section, except for brief parts.
9 people found this helpful
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- j
- 12-11-20
Chop chop!
Talk about cherry picking! This is a Biased & Scattered account of history. A 1st grader could do better.
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- Cody Balram
- 12-19-20
Excellent....
Excellent eBook!! This author really hit the spot!! Lots of ground covered...it was spoken very well....
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- Rusty D
- 09-06-21
Disappointing
This audiobook is a reflection of the 2000's history rewritten. Don't waste your time. Pitiful.
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- Felix Gutierrez
- 02-13-21
Informative and highly recommended
Great reading. Good Knowledge. Very entertaining. I highly recommend this audio book. 👍👍👍I will make my sons listen to it.
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-12-19
Couldn’t finish it.
I was looking for a factual telling of US history. Unfortunately the author spends an obsessive amount of time explaining how white people victimized blacks and Indians. Yeah we get it - there were injustices. That can be explained without making it the central plot.
8 people found this helpful
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- Stephen Stephens
- 03-02-22
Awesome account
Loved it. I am a Novice when it comes to U.S. History. This was easy to follow and I enjoyed listening.
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- #earlyeditor🤓📚
- 08-07-20
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Love the "for Dummies" series.
This version is nicely up to date (more or less).