Review essay
Read a historical monograph or watch a relevant movie/film, approved by the instructor, and prepare a review of 3-4 double-spaced pages. Whichever option you pick, the paper is due in class on 30 November. Late papers will be penalized. (Possible 300 points)CONTENT each review should include four general sections. First, what was the book or film about? What were the subjects or topics covered? Second, what was the thesis or the main point? What was the author/director trying to prove? What sort of evidence did she/he use to prove those points? (Quotations, statistics, anecdotes, etc.) Give some specific examples of the evidence. Was it convincing? Also, if appropriate, comment on the author's sources. Were they mostly primary? Were they archival? Third and most importantly, put the thesis or main points of the book/film into the broader context of US history. How did this add to your understanding of important general issues such as foreign policy, race relations, or women's rights? Does the book or film argue something new? To do this use properly cited specific information from The American Promise, at least. Finally, what did you dislike/like about the book or film? Would you recommend it to another student? you can choose from the following; WOMENLauren Burgess, Uncommon SoldierNancy Cott, Bonds of WomanhoodLaurel Ulrich, A Midwife's TaleMary Beth Norton, Liberty's DaughtersJaqueline Jones, Labor of Love, Labor of SorrowMarli Weiner, Mistresses and SlavesStephen Oates, Woman of Valor. Clara BartonDrew Faust, Mothers of InventionEve Laplante, American Jezebel!: The Uncommon Life of Anne HutchinsonNATIVE AMERICANSAIvin Josephy, Patriot ChiefsJames Axtell, Invasion WithinFrancis Jennings, Invasion of AmericaRobert Utley, Indian Frontier of the American WestJohn Sugden, TecumsehWilliam Cronon, Changes in the LandCOLONIALAIan Taylor, American ColoniesEdmund Morgan, Benjamin FranklinJill Lepore, The Name of War. King Phillip's WarDavid Price, Love and Hate in JamestownFred Anderson, The War that Made America: A Short History of the French & Indian WarVirginia Anderson, Creatures of Empire: How Domestic Animals Transformed Early AmericaSLAVERY/AFRICAN AMERICANSJohn Blassingame, Slave CommunityStephen Oates, Fires of JubileePeter Wood, Black MajorityWilliam McFeely, Frederick DouglassWilliam Piersen, Black Yankeeslra Berlin, Many Thousands Gone: The First Two Centuries of Slavery in North AmericaMILITARYEdward Countryman, American RevolutionReid Mitchell, Civil War SoldiersJames McPherson, Battle Cry of FreedomJames McPherson, For Cause and ComradesJoseph Glatthar, Forged in BattleLaird Hunt, NeverHomePOLITICSDavid Donald, LincolnAnnette Gordon-Reed, Thomas Jefferson and Sally HemingsJoseph Ellis, Founding BrothersAmold Rogow, Fatal Friendship: Hamilton and BurrGary Wills, James MadisonJames Lewis, John Quincy AdamsWESTERNPatricia Limerick, Legacy of ConquestThomas Noel, The City and the Saloo