SLJ on Milestone Docs of American Leaders
It’s the start of review season for our most recent publication, Milestone Documents of American Leaders, as a bunch of appraisals in key publications will be appearing over the next 6 weeks. Leading off the coverage is a review in the October 1 issue of School Library Journal. (You can read the review online here; scroll down to “F” for Finkelman, Paul.) I am thrilled with this review because the writer highlights several critical aspects of the set:
- The primary documents covered range from the “personal and poignant” to the “public and political.”
- ”Controversies … are recognized in an unbiased manner.”
- Our Questions for Further Study section (present in every entry) “will generate discussion in history classes”
- Purchase of the print set comes with free access to the same content online via Salem History
- Each entry includes a “helpful glossary and time line”
- Summing up: the work is “useful” and “informative” and a good companion to our award-winning first set, Milestone Documents in American History
Still to come in the next few weeks are reviews in Booklist, Choice, and Library Media Connection. I’ll be sure to share these reviews as they come in. In the meantime, librarians interested in purchasing Milestone Documents of American Leaders can do so by contacting Salem Press at 800-221-1592 or visiting their online site.
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