SL Landmark book VS. This Country of Ours?

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  • April 10, 2011 at 2:20 am
    joyinktm
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    Any thoughts on these two books for Am Hx? 

    Do they cover the same time periods?

    How do they compare?

    Thanks!

    April 10, 2011 at 2:58 pm
    my3boys
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    I have no experience with the Landmark book, but I know This Country of Ours covers American History.   We are listening to the free audio version from Librivox and enjoying it very much.  HTH.

    April 10, 2011 at 6:38 pm
    suzukimom
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    Just so you know, This County of Ours contains chapters that are very hate filled and inaccurate in regards to the Mormons.

    April 10, 2011 at 9:27 pm
    sheraz
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    I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and I was really excited about This Country of Ours, and so I read the chapter on Mormons.  I was appalled at the way the story was told with all the hate and inaccurate statements.  I was very saddened by this chapter because it made me wonder what else was distorted and untrue in other stories.  I have read other reviews on Amazon and heard that it was also unkind toward Catholics and others.  When we listened to the story of John Smitth, I was kind of suprised to hear some of the derogatory remarks about him too.  So, as much as I thought that she was going to be a great resource for our family, I had to choose to not use this book.  I have not looked at the Landmark one as we aren’t doing American history (we’re on Module 1) this year, but will check into it.   Thanks for the different source =)  I have an ongoing list of websites to check out from this forum as they begin to apply to us.  =)   Sheila

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