This textbook offers a basic outline of Western Civilization from the Renaissance to modern times.
Author: Amy Liao
This hybrid textbook and open course is a comprehensive set of teaching materials for Western Civilization I (until 1648). Files are compressed into .zip folder format by lesson here. You can also view the original open course through LibGuides at East Georgia State College. Topics covered include prehistory and ancient history by region, the Middle …
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Western Civilization: A Concise History Volume 1 (Brooks)Western Civilization: A Concise History Volume 2 (Brooks)Western Civilization: A Concise History Volume 3 (Brooks)Western Civilization: A Concise History (Brooks) in LibreTexts (Note – as of 1-23-21 the version in LibreTexts may be in need of updating.) (CC BY-NC-SA)Western Civilization: A Concise History is an Open Educational Resource textbook …
World History: Cultures, States, and Societies to 1500 (Berger et al.) in LibreTexts (CC BY-SA) World History: Cultures, States, and Societies to 1500 offers a comprehensive introduction to the history of humankind from prehistory to 1500. Authored by six University System of Georgia faculty members with advance degrees in History, this textbook offers up-to-date original scholarship. It …
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U.S. History (OpenStax) in LibreTexts (CC BY) U.S. History is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of most introductory courses. The text provides a balanced approach to U.S. history, considering the people, events, and ideas that have shaped the United States from both the top down (politics, economics, diplomacy) and bottom up (eyewitness accounts, lived …
The American Yawp in LibreTexts (Note – as of 1-23-21 the version in LibreTexts is in need of updating) (CC BY-SA) The American Yawp is a free “evolving, collaborative” American history textbook for college-level history courses. All contributors are experienced college-level instructors who volunteer their expertise to help democratize the American past for twenty-first century classrooms. …
Sage American History is divided into 30 chronological sections, colonial through modern times. This OER is designed for use by undergraduate college, community college, and high school teachers and students. It may be used without charge by any academic institution or individual as long as copyrights are respected. The course materials, developed by Henry J. Sage who …
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American Environmental History (Allosso) in LibreTexts (CC BY-BC-SA, except where otherwise noted) For too long the environment has been considered little more than a neutral background to history. This text surveys findings of the new field of Environmental History about how the environment of the Americas influenced the actions of people here and how people affected …