Joy Hakim (Author of The First Americans)

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I've just updated A HISTORY OF US to include some new stories, especially those on people who haven't had their full story told, like Native Americans and African Americans. I've been astounded by some of what I've learned, I think you will be too.

My husband and I live most of the year in Colorado. I grew up in Rutland, Vermont and graduated from Rutland High School. I earned a bachelor's degree in government at Smith College, a master's degree in education from Goucher College, as well as an honorary doctorate from Goucher.

I've been a teacher: in Syracuse, New York; Omaha, Nebraska; and Virginia Beach, Virginia. And I've taught in elementary school, middle school, high school, and in a community college.

I've also been a newspaper woman: a ...more

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	The First Americans: Prehistory-1600 (A History of US, Book One) 3.88 avg rating — 1,062 ratings — published 1993 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Making Thirteen Colonies: 1600-1740 A History of US (A History of US #2) 3.93 avg rating — 897 ratings — published 1993 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From Colonies to Country 1735-1791 (A History of US #3) 3.91 avg rating — 708 ratings — published 1993 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Story of Science: Aristotle Leads the Way 4.14 avg rating — 522 ratings — published 2004 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The New Nation: 1789-1850 (A History of US #4) 3.93 avg rating — 541 ratings — published 1993 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A History of US 3.93 avg rating — 531 ratings — published 1994 — 41 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Liberty for All?: 1820-1860 (A History of US, Book 5) 3.98 avg rating — 480 ratings — published 1994 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A History of US 3.90 avg rating — 422 ratings — published 1994 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Age of Extremes 1880-1917 (A History of US #8) 3.90 avg rating — 417 ratings — published 1994 — 33 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Story of Science: Newton at the Center 4.15 avg rating — 301 ratings — published 2005 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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A History of US, a "new" timely take on US history

We've been looking at some of our American heroes and finding flaws. Jefferson, who promised his dying wife he'd never remarry made a young slave his concubine. Was he a聽victim of the time? Our children all understand that classic excuse for bad action, "Well, everyone else was doing it." But some Americans got it right and, mostly, they have been eliminated from our history books. 聽A History of U

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“My new favorite quote is, "Feed kids Cokes and french fries and you get an obesity crisis. Feed them mental junk food and you get non-readers and poor thinkers.”
― Joy Hakim

tags: learning

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“Some people like danger and adventure, some like to be free of civilization, and some like to live by their wits. It was those special people who headed west.”
― Joy Hakim, Making Thirteen Colonies: 1600-1740 A History of US

tags: history

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“Elizabeth Cady read the nation's great Declaration, and it bothered her. All men are created equal, it said. But what about women?”
― Joy Hakim, From Colonies to Country 1735-1791

tags: history-politics, women-s-history

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