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PublisherEncounter Books

ISBN-101641771704

ISBN-139781641771702

eBay Product ID (ePID)9050381318

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Book TitleLand of Hope Young Reader's Edition : an Invitation to the Great American Story Volume 1

Number of Pages268 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2022

TopicReference, History / United States / General, North America, United States / General

IllustratorYes

GenreJuvenile Nonfiction, History

AuthorWilfred M. Mcclay

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Weight0 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceYoung Adult Audience

LCCN2021-041707

Dewey Edition23

Reviews"Professor McClay has brought faith, hope, and charity to this comprehensive and readable narration of our National Story." --Will Fitzhugh, The Concord Review "This affirmative, evenhanded review of American history, institutions, and character is refreshing, and comes none too soon, when so many accounts are merely trying to settle scores. Beautifully written and fair-minded, Land of Hope ranks among the finest surveys of the nation's past." --Gilbert T. Sewall, American Textbook Council "Every page pops with the extraordinary achievements, near misses, and frustrating failures of a nation formed by the common pursuit of liberty and happiness." --Robert L. Jackson, Institute for Classical Education "Our children stand at risk of not knowing who they are as inheritors and keepers of American freedom. Enter Wilfred M. McClay. This latest edition of his beautiful narrative forms a compelling vision of America's past." --Andrew J. Zwerneman, Cana Academy "Students fortunate enough to encounter these volumes will become better readers and more knowledgeable citizens." -- Lucien Ellington, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga "Our nation is facing challenges from those who contend that America was founded on evil principles and should be effectively dismantled. This superbly readable volume tells the story of America accurately--critiquing what we got wrong but praising the many things we got right. This approach will produce fair-minded citizens who are loyal to our ideals but who are also willing to challenge our leaders to live up to them." -- Michael Farris, president & CEO, Alliance Defending Freedom, and founder, Home School Legal Defense Association "This Young Readers Edition brings the great American story into the lives of late primary and middle-school children. We use it in Hillsdale College's affiliated K-12 schools, and enthusiastically recommend it to any teacher or parent." -- Dr. Kathleen O'Toole, Assistant Provost for K-12 Education, Hillsdale College

Grade FromSixth Grade

Dewey Decimal973

Grade ToEighth Grade

Edition DescriptionCombined Volume

SynopsisVOLUME ONE: SHAPING A NEW NATION From 1492 to 1877 The American story begins before there was an America at all, except in the imagination of peoples around the world, living in poverty and yearning for freedom. From its beginnings America has been a land of hope, a magnet for people looking for a new beginning, a new life for themselves and their families. Out of their efforts a new nation gradually came into being. It was a nation formed by men and women who believed that freedom meant being able to rule themselves, rather than being ruled over by distant kings and princes. Such a nation would be a great experiment, a large republic unlike any other in history. Through a brave war of independence, and wise acts of statecraft, its leaders created a system of government that could protect the ideals of freedom and self-rule that they cherished. It was a brilliant system. But it was far from perfect, especially in its permitting the continued existence of slavery. It could not prevent a bloody and wounding civil war, a terrible contest pitting brother against brother and testing the great experiment to the breaking point--testing, but not breaking. The nation came out of the Civil War and postwar Reconstruction battered, but with a future full of possibility lying ahead., A wonderfully written, sweeping narrative history of the United States that will help Americans discover the land they call home. American History for Middle School -- Grades 6-8 The FIRST book in a two-volume narrative for Young Readers studying Land of Hope VOLUME ONE: SHAPING A NEW NATION, From 1492 to 1877 From its beginnings America was a land of hope, a magnet for those seeking a new beginning for themselves. The American Founders created a unique plan of government designed to realize those ideals. Implementing the plan was not easy, though, and a bloody civil war would push the American experiment to the breaking point -- and to a new birth of freedom.

LC Classification NumberE178.3.M143 2021