History Summer Reading 2011
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The History Department wholeheartedly supports the idea of summer reading. Reading – whether for pleasure or for information – reinforces our Ignatian mission by promoting the ideals of a lifelong learner who is “open to growth” and “intellectually competent.” Summer reading also cultivates a community of learners by having a large and diverse group with disparate experiences and ideas share the same text. The History Department encourages students (and parents) to complement their reading with trips to local museums, battle sites, and places of historic value, as well as explorations of integrated websites and film portrayals.
Required Reading
Freshmen
World History
Remarque, Erik Maria. All Quiet On the Western Front.
ISBN-13: 9780449213940
Sophomores
United States HistoryShaara, Michael. Killer Angels.
ISBN-13: 9780345348104
April 2011 marks the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War. Students and parents may want to supplement this reading with a visit to Gettysburg National Park. Primary sources and supplemental material can also be found at:
www.civilwar.org
www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/cwfrm.htm
www.nps.gov/archive/get/getttour/main-ms.htm
Government, AP Government
Rank, Mark Robert. One Nation, Underprivileged: Why American Poverty Affects Us All.
ISBN 0195189728
AP European History
Eksteins, Modris
"Rites of Spring: The Great War and the Birth of the Modern Age"
ISBN 0385412029; ISBN-13: 9780385412025
Recommended Reading (Not Required)
World History
Diamond, Jared. Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies.
ISBN-13: 9780393317558Students are encouraged to read Chapters 1 & 2 as well as two subsequent chapters. Students and parents may want to supplement this reading with a visit to the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Companion material can also be found at:
United States History
Beeman, Richard. Plain, Honest Men.
ISBN 978-0-8129-7684-7September 2012 will be the 225th anniversary of the end of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. Students and parents may want to supplement this reading with a visit to the Independence Mall and the Constitution Center.
Government, AP Government
Robert S. McNamara and James G. Blight. Wilson’s Ghost: Reducing the Risk of Conflict, Killing and Catastrophe in the 21st Century.
ISBN-13: 9781586481438
AP European History
Kaplan, Robert. Balkan Ghosts: A Journey through History.
ISBN-13: 978-0-312-42493-0All Classes Moore, Wes. The Other Wes Moore. (ISBN 978-0-385-52820-7) The History Department is proud to offer this memoir in conjunction with the SJP English Department. The Taggart Series is planning to secure the author for a speaking engagement at the Prep during the 2011-12 academic year.
All Classes
Moore, Wes. The Other Wes Moore.
ISBN 978-0-385-52820-7The History Department is proud to offer this memoir in conjunction with the SJP English Department. The Taggart Series is planning to secure the author for a speaking engagement at the Prep during the 2011-12 academic year.