Author Description

History is shaped by events and people. Through studying history we come to understand how things change, learn to grasp the factors that cause this change, and begin to understand what parts of society remain constant despite change. Each title in Perspectives On investigates an historical event and includes, with the help of primary sources such as eyewitness accounts and commentary, differing viewpoints of each event. Factors leading up to the event, and the event's effect on the culture and people at that time, will be explored, as well as the event's lasting effects and historical significance. Today, students are encouraged to use critical and analytical thinking when exploring historical events. Each title is written to lead students in a process of discovery to ask open-ended and interpretive questions as they relate to the event. Every title provides students with all pertinent information surrounding the event, allowing them to form their own questions. Students will develop their own interpretation of each event based upon the analysis and evidence provided. In Perspectives On, students have the opportunity to act and think like historians.