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What’s Your Summer Reading? | Teaching American History

Summer’s here! Time to do that reading you put off during the school year. We asked teacher friends what they…

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Brett Van Gaasbeek’s Students Talk about Preserving Self-Government

Recently I emailed a question to teacher friends who are graduates of the Master of Arts in American History and…

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The 80th Anniversary of D-Day, June 6, 1944

Assault landing, one of the first waves at Omaha. The Coast Guard caption identifies the unit as Company E, 16th…

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Joseph Postell on How Congress Actually Works

Today’s blog is an edited excerpt from the introduction to TAH’s CDC volume, Congress, edited by Joseph Postell, available in…

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John Muir Founds the Sierra Club

On May 28, 1892, a group of university professors and interested citizens met in the San Francisco law office of…

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Professional Development or Summer Camp for Teachers? MAHG is both!

Join us this summer for the best professional development TAH offers! We still have room in some graduate classes—both online…

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Prepare for Fall Multi Day seminars!

Discussion of primary documents. A supportive and engaged group of educators. Historic locations. Free professional development. What more could you…

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Effects of the Louisiana Purchase|March 26, 1804

Thomas Jefferson is most famous for eloquently articulating three natural rights that belong to “all men”—life, liberty, and the pursuit…

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Teaching the Themes of US History with Documents & Debates

Teaching American History’s Documents and Debates volumes presents American history as a series of topics.  For each topic, a selection…

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A 3000+ Document Library: A Blessing or a Curse?

As Publications Manager at Teaching American History, I frequently hear the following from our teacher partners: I love teaching with…

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