Book Review: Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson Teaching Social Studies Vol. 26, No. 1, Winter-Spring, 2026.
Book Review: Our Fragile Freedoms by Dr. Eric Foner Reviewed by Hank Bitten
Book Review: On This Ground: Hardship and Hope at the Toughest Prep School in America, by Anthony DePalma. Reviewed by Hank Bitten
Book Review- Jersey Boys: For King or Country? The Monmouth Manifesto by James Arnett. Reviewed by Emily Mernin.
Book Review: Review of Teach, Reflect, Learn: Building Your Capacity for Success in the Classroom by Pete Hall & Alisa Simeral. Reviewed by Thomas Hansen, Ph.D.
Book Review: Review of Student Research for Community Change: Tools to Develop Ethical Thinking and Analytic Problem Solving by William Tobin and Valerie Feit. Reviewed by Thomas Hansen, Ph.D.
Book Review: Stuck by Yoni Applebaum Reviewed by Hank Bitten
Book Review: Aztecs, Moors, and Christians: Festivals of Reconquest in Mexico and Spain, by Max Harris. Review by Thomas Hansen, Ph.D.
Book Review: A New History of Life: The Radical New Discoveries about the Origins and Evolution of Life on Earth, by Peter Ward & Joe Kischvink.
Book Review: The Taking of Manhattan by Russell Shorto
Book Review-From the Republic of the Rio Grande: A Personal History of the Place and the People by Beatriz de la Garza
Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future by Jason Stanley
Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future by Jason Stanley Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 25, No. 2, Summer-Fall, 2025.
Ring Shout, Wheel About: The Racial Politics of Music and Dance in North American Slavery, by Katrina Dyonne Thompson Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 25, No. 2, Summer-Fall, 2025.
Enrique’s Journey: The True Story of a Boy Determined to Reunite with His Mother Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 25, No. 2, Summer-Fall, 2025.
Civic Capitalism, by Colin Hay and Anthony Payne (Polity Press, 2015) Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 25, No. 2m Summer-Fall, 2025.
Many Voices: Building the Erie Canal, by Laurie Lawlor (Holiday House, 2025) Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 25, No. 2, Summer-Fall, 2025.
The Leadership Journey: How Four Kids Became President by Doris Kearns Goodwin, Reviewed by Hank Bitten
A Hudson Valley Reckoning: Discovering the Forgotten History of Slaveholding in My Dutch American Family Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 25, No. 1, Winter-Spring, 2025.
The Spirit of New York: Defining Events in the Empire State’s History Reviewed by Bruce Dearstyne Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 25, No. 1, Winter-Spring, 2025.
Once We Were Brothers: A Novel Reviewed by Thomas Hansen, Ph.D. Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 25, No. 1, Winter-Spring, 2025.
Human Geography: A Concise Introduction Reviewed by Thomas Hansen, Ph.D. Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 25, No. 1, Winter-Spring, 2025.
The Children of Willesden Lane: Beyond the Kindertransport—A Memoir of Music, Love, and Survival Reviewed by Thomas Hansen, Ph.D. Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 25, No. 1, Winter-Spring, 2025.
The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine, A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917- 2017 Reviewed by Alan Singer Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 25, No. 1, Winter-Spring, 2025.
Interdisciplinary Teaching and Teacher Education by Dr. Jiwon Kim and Dr. Sandra Zak Reviewed by Hank Bitten Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 25, No. 1, Winter-Spring, 2025.
In Levittown’s Shadow: Poverty in America’s Wealthiest Postwar Suburb by Tim Keogh Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 24, No. 2, Summer-Fall 2024
The Hope of Glory: Reflections on the Last Words of Jesus from the Cross, by Jon Meacham Reviewed by Hank Bitten Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 24, No. 2, Summer-Fall 2024
Legacies of the War on Poverty Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 24, No. 2, Summer-Fall, 2024
Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong Reviewed by Thomas Hansen, Ph.D. Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 24, No. 2, Summer-Fall 2024
Mankind: The Story of All of Us Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 24, No. 2, Summer-Fall 2024
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 24, No. 2, Summer-Fall 2024
School Climate Change: How Do I Build a Positive Environment for Learning? Reviewed by Thomas Hansen, Ph.D Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 24, No. 2, Summer-Fall 2024
Aporophobia: Why We Reject the Poor Instead of Helping Them Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 24, No. 2, Summer-Fall 2024.
A Brief History of the Third Reich: The Rise and Fall of the Nazis, by Martyn Whittock Reviewed by Thomas Hansen, Ph.D. Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 24, No. 2, Summer-Fall 2024
Clearing the Air in Los Angeles: The Fight Against Smog by Carl R. Oliver Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 24, No. 2, Summer-Fall 2024
Breaking the Chains: African American Slave Resistance by William Loren Katz. Reviewed by Imani Hinson Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 24, No. 2, Summer-Fall 2024
The Day the Markets Roared: How A 1982 Forecast Sparked a Global Bull Market by Henry Kaufman, Reviewed by Hank Bitten
Once We Were Brothers: A Novel, by Ronald H. Balson, Reviewed by Thomas Hansen, Ph.D.
Human Geography: A Concise Introduction, by Mark Boyle. Reviewed by Thomas Hansen, Ph.D.
The Children of Willesden Lane: Beyond the Kindertransport—A Memoir of Music, Love, and Survival by Mona Golabek and Lee Cohen. Reviewed by Thomas Hansen, Ph.D.
Clifford Case and the Challenge of Liberal Republicanism by William R. Fernekes, Reviewed by Hank Bitten, Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 24, No. 1, Winter-Spring 2024
Mexican Women Factories: Free Trade and Exploitation on the Border Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 24, No. 1, Winter-Spring 2024
The Eight: The Lemmon Slave Case and the Fight for Freedom Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 24, No. 1, Winter-Spring 2024
Land of the Oneidas Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 24, No. 1, Winter-Spring 2024
Growing Up Roosevelt: A Granddaughter’s Memoir of Eleanor Roosevelt by Nina Roosevelt Gibson, Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 24, No. 2, Winter-Spring 2024
Made in New York: 25 Innovators Who Shaped Our World Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 24, No. 1, Winter-Spring 2024
Seven Steps to Raising a Bilingual Child Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 24, No. 1, Winter-Spring 2024
Made in Paterson: The Life and Legacy of U.S. Senator William Hughes by Daniel Willever, Reviewed by Hank Bitten
Longing and Belonging: Parents, Children, and Consumer Culture, by Allison J. Pugh Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 23, No. 2 Summer-Fall 2023
Assignments Matter: Making the Connections that Help Students Meet Standards Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 23, No. 2, Summer-Fall 2023
The Sewing Girl’s Tale: A Story of Crime and Consequences in Revolutionary America by John Wood. Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 23, No. 2, Summer-Fall 2023
The Great New York Fire of 1776: A Lost Story of the American Revolution by Benjamin Carp. Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 23, No. 2, Summer-Fall 2023
Transformative Assessment, by W. James Popham Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 23, No. 2, Summer-Fall 2023
Britain Begins by Barry Cunliffe. Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 23, No. 2, Summer-Fall 2023
A Brief History of France: People, History, and Culture, by Cecil Jenkins Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 23, No. 2, Summer Fall 2023
!Brigadistas! An American Anti-Fascist in the Spanish Civil War edited by Miguel Ferguson, Anne Timmons, Paul Buhle, and Fraser Ottanelli. Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 23, No. 2, Summer-Fall 2023
History Book Club with Kapka Kassabova’s Street Without a Name: Childhood and Other Misadventures in Bulgaria Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 23, No. 2, Summer-Fall, 2023
Street Smart: Chaos to Clarity by Hank Bitten
Troublemaker by John Cho Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 23, No. 1, Winter-Spring 2023
From Scratch: Adventures in Harvesting, Hunting, Fishing, and Foraging on a Fragile Planet, by David and Jon Moscow Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 23, No. 1, Winter-Spring 2023
The Ferguson Brothers Lynchings on Long Island: A Civil Rights Catalyst by Christopher Verga Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 23, No. 1, Winter-Spring 2023
Engaging Students with Poverty in Mind: Practical Strategies for Raising Achievement, by Eric Jensen Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 23, No. 1, Winter-Spring 2023
Coming Out to the Streets: LGBTQ Youth Experiencing Homelessness, by Brandon Andrew Robinson Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 23, No. 1, Winter-Spring 2023
Health Care Off the Books: Poverty, Illness, and Strategies for Survival in Urban America, by Danielle T. Raudenbush Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 23, No. 1, Winter-Spring 2023
Nineteen Reservoirs: On Their Creation and the Promise of Water for New York City (The Experiment, 2022) by Lucy Sante with photographs by Tim Davis Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 23, No. 1, Winter-Spring 2023
I am an American: The Wong Kim Ark Story Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 22, No. 2, Summer-Fall 2022
The Diary of Asser Levy by Daniela Weil
The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 22, No. 1, Winter-Spring 2022
Conflicted Vision: Thomas Jefferson and the University of Virginia Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 22, No. 1, Winter-Spring 2022
Teaching Critical Thinking in the Context of Political Rhetoric: A Guide for Classroom Practice Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 22, No. 1, Winter-Spring 2022
Teaching For Black Lives and Teacher Unions and Social Justice Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 22, No. 1, Winter-Spring 2022
Sense of Origins: A Study of New York’s Young Italian Americans Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 22, No. 1, Winter-Spring 2022
Suffrage and Its Limits: The New York Story Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 22, No. 1, Winter-Spring 2022
Teaching Climate History: There is No Planet B Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 22, No. 1, Winter-Spring 2022
Social Studies for a Better World: An Anti-Oppressive Approach for Elementary Education by Natalie House
Social Studies for a Better World: An Anti-Oppressive Approach for Elementary Educators Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 22, No. 1, Winter-Spring 2022
Heroes of Ireland’s Great Hunger Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 22, No. 1, Winter-Spring 2022
Immigration Matters: Movements, Visions, and Strategies for a Progressive Future Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 22, No. 1, Winter-Spring 2022
Ages of American Capitalism: A History of the United States Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 22, No. 1, Winter-Spring 2022.
The Dawn of Everything Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 22, No. 1, Winter-Spring 2022
I Called Her Mary by Margaret M. O’Hagan & Thomas Gorman
You Are Where You Go by Caitlyn Lubas Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 22, No. 1, Winter-Spring 2022
Unlearning the Ropes by Dr. Denise M. Bressler Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 22, No. 1, Winter-Spring 2022.
Education for Sustainable Democracy Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 21, No. 2, Summer-Fall 2021
How to Avoid a Climate Disaster by Bill Gates
Teaching the Creativity & Purpose Behind George Washington’s Giant Watch Chain Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 21, No. 2 Summer-Fall 2021
Keep Sharp by Dr. Sanjay Gupta Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 21, No. 2 Summer-Fall 2021
A Question of Freedom: The Families Who Challenged Slavery from the Nation’s Founding to the Civil War by William G. Thomas III Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 21, No. 2 Summer-Fall 2021
Supporting Civics Education with Student Activism: Citizens for a Democratic Society, by Pablo A. Muriel and Alan J. Singer Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 21, No. 1, Winter-Spring 2021
Educated for Freedom: The Incredible Story of Two Fugitive Schoolboys Who Grew Up to Change a Nation by Anna Mae Duane Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 21, No. 1, Winter-Spring 2021
The Kidnapping Club: Wall Street, Slavery, and Resistance on the Eve of the Civil War by Jonathan Daniel Wells Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 21, No. 1, Winter-Spring 2021
Authentic Assessment in Social Studies: A Guide to Keeping it Real, by David Sherrin Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 21, No. 1 Winter-Spring 2021
Where We Started by Arthur Dobrin Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 21, No. 1, Winter-Spring 2021
All Children Are All Our Children, by Doug Selwyn Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 21, No. 1, Winter-Spring 2021
American Dialogue: The Founders and Us by Joseph J. Ellis Reviewed by James J. Carpenter Teaching Social Studies: Vol 21, No. 1, Winter-Spring 2021
The City, by Deborah Stevenson Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 21, No. 1, Winter-Spring 2021
Great American City: Chicago and the Enduring Neighborhood Effect, by Robert Sampson Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 21, No. 1, Winter-Spring 2021
Caste and the Origins of Our Discontent by Isabel Wilkerson Reviewed by Hank Bitten Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 21, No. 1, Winter-Spring 2021
How Ike Led: The Principles Behind Ike’s Biggest Decisions by Susan Eisenhower Reviewed by Hank Bitten Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 21, No. 1, Winter-Spring 2021
Stalin: Waiting for Hitler, 1929-1941 by Dr. Stephen Kotkin, Princeton University Reviewed by Hank Bitten with applications to European and World History. Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 21, No 1, Winter-Spring 2021
Bryan Stevenson: On Equality & Social Justice, Reviewed by Hank Bitten Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 21, No. 1, Winter-Spring 2021
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women by Kate Moore Reviewed by Georgienna Bobbie Robinson
I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 Reviewed by Hank Bitten
I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 Reviewed by Hank Bitten
The Songs of America by Jon Meacham Reviewed by Hank Bitten Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 20, No. 1, Winter-Spring 2020
Confronting White Nationalism in Schools Reviewed by Nora Flanagan, Jessica Acee, and Lindsay Schubiner Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 20, No. 1, Winter-Spring 2020
Teaching a People’s History of Abolition and the Civil War Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 19, No. 2, Summer-Fall 2019
The Soul of America by Jon Meacham
Reviewed by Hank Bitten
Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 19, No. 1, Winter-Spring 2019
A Disability History of the United States by Kim E. Nielsen Reviewed by Jenna Rutsky
Teaching Social Studies: Vol. 19, No. 1, Winter-Spring 2019
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