Connections: A World History, Vol. 1
"History texts are not written for historians; they are written for students.  Sometimes authors lose sight of this, but these authors have not."                                                                                                                                               ~ Connie Brand, Meridian Community College “This text very carefully demonstrates the complex interactions between civilizations while emphasizing the strengths, weaknesses, and challenges of individual civilizations.  I’ve never encountered a text that blends these two themes more effectively.”~ Robert McCormick, University of South Carolina, Spartanburg “One great strength of showing connections is that it helps make history come alive for students.”~ David John Marley, Vanguard University “I thought the connections were very well done.  It was easy to read and contain all of the relevant information without being dull.  The maps were very helpful as were the important facts off to the side.”~ Tracey Provost, Middle Georgia College “The text covers well the interaction of civilizations and gives the students the sense that events and civilizations do not exist in a vacuum.  This is precisely the approach that I use in my classes.”~ Gregort Havrilcsak, University of Michigan, Flint “I found the broader connections presented here to be accurate, easily accessible, and meaningful for students.  This is one of the strong points of the text.”~ Anthony Gulig, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater"  The progression of maps within each chapter is incredibly well thought out and integrated.  The maps are beautiful and carefully done, and the number of maps included in each chapter is far more than in a typical world history textbook."                                                                                                                                   ---Linda Bregstein Scherr, Mercer County Community College “The maps are vivid.  The show connections, trace routes in a direct contextual line with the text.  They serve as an ancillary for the text, not as a distraction.”~ John H. Frederick, South Louisiana Community College “I think this book would be effective with a range of my students, because of its clear writing and nice narrative flow.”            ~ Jonathan Ablard, Ithaca College “The best part of the book is how well it flows.  Sometimes I feel like I am reading a story book rather than a textbook, but I am still learning history…I think the end-of-chapter material puts everything into perspective.  It basically sums some lose ends up that completes your knowledge of history.”~ Katrina Slaski, student at Le Moyne College “I like that the history textbook has many maps and very specific information on all topics. This textbook is easier to follow [than other textbooks].  I like that maps are easy to read and contain details on the side.”~ Lejor Custic, student at Le Moyne College