So I'm planning on teaching American history at the high school level after I graduate from university next year. I'm trying to start on my lesson plans now. Obviously, to go into a lot of depth more than one resource would be needed but I am looking for a comprehensive text book to base my lessons on and get a solid overview of American history, and then do further research from there. Ideally a college level textbook. While I am looking for a textbook that covers the whole of American History, recommendations of books/resources on specific topics are also welcome. And yes, I know that the school will have it's own textbook and I have looked at my states standards. But from my high school experience this wasn't enough and I want to cover a lot more than just the basic requirements. Thanks!
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I think this belongs in the Saturday Reading and Research thread.
I don't know if you'll be teaching an AP class, but my US history AP teacher a few years ago used a textbook that I still reference today (as a college student minoring in history) "Out of Many: A History of the American People" by Faragher, Buhle, Czitrom, and Armitage (Prentice-Hall, 2007, 5th Edition, AP Edition) It's a thick read, but the general consensus was that it was unbiased and detailed in a relevant manner. If you're looking for a sort of "guidebook" to help you out, I recommend using any AP prep book simply because most of them give detailed summaries of what's most important. My favorite AP prep book was the "5 steps to a 5" series- very straightforward. Good luck!