The Century for Young People
by Peter Jennings, Todd Brewster, Jennifer Armstrong
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Author: Jennifer Armstrong, Peter Jennings, Todd BrewsterEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1999-09-28
ISBN: 0385327080
Number of pages: 256
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Publisher: Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Book Reviews of The Century for Young People
Book Review: Superb First-Hand Accounts, Sketchy Commentary
Summary: 3 Stars
I must say that as a future history teacher, I am pleased with the choice of events in the timeline for this book. Jennings and Brewster do a decent job outlining the basic facts of the most important events of the 20th century.
I would also like to point out that this would be an excellent source for young readers who may want to get a small taste of American history. The first-hand accounts given by people who lived during this time are riveting and they truly give readers a taste of what it was like to experience history as it was happening.
However, there were some omissions in this book that bothered me as I was reading. For example, the section about the Vietnam War was very bothersome. It seemed to me that the only thing that was focused on was the negative losses Americans suffered. And conversely, battles like the Tet Offensive were left out of the book and not even mentioned (for those that may not know, the Tet Offensive was the most successful attack American forces participated in while in Vietnam). To me, it's obvious that the authors want to leave a bad taste in the reader's mouth about Vietnam. Sure, we were unsuccessful, but there is no mention of any success we had.
One other error that is somewhat hidden is the section dealing with the Watergate Scandal. After giving a brief synopsis of what happened to President Nixon, the book states that Nixon's vice president (Gerald Ford) was sworn in after Nixon's departure. However, the book fails to mention that Spiro Agnew (Nixon's original VP) was forced to resign from office due to charges of tax evasion and money laundering (when he was the governor of Maryland).
If I were to recommend this book to young readers, I would defintely tell them to focus on the first-hand accounts that were given. But to the adult, be wary of what you read and cross-reference this book with other sources. I'm not saying that this book is awful in its reporting. The facts that they do give are true. However, there seems to be some bias in the selection of facts that were reported. Overall, this book was an average synopsis of the 20th century, but definitely not the best out there.
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