Teaching U.S. history as mystery - Gerwin, David; Zevin, Jack. (New York : Routledge, 2011)
1. Mystery in history : defining history as mystery, defining levels of investigations -- 2. From Vietnam to Iraq and back : Vietnam, Iraq, and the "lessons of history" -- 3. A medium Vietnam mystery : was the war constitutional? -- 4. There are still mysteries out there : investigating the mound-builder peoples of North America -- 5. Truer than true : looking at women in the old West -- 6. Solved mysteries? : the case of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings -- 7. Beyond the bare facts : exploring race and history through Jefferson and Hemings -- 8. What caused ...? : the origins of slavery in the Cheseapeake -- 9. Conclusion : teaching history as mystery.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Keywords: Teaching -- Philosophy; Teaching -- Methodology; United States -- History -- Study and teaching; Electronic books