Nash, Gary B.

The unknown American Revolution : the unruly birth of democracy and the struggle to create America by Gary B Nash ( Book )
12 editions published between 2005 and 2007 in English and held by 1,948 libraries worldwide
An exploration of the ideas and radical sentiments that prompted the American Revolution argues that the war was a people's revolution and civil war, as well as an insurrection against colonial control.

Red, white, and black: the peoples of early America by Gary B Nash ( Book )
9 editions published between 1974 and 1992 in English and held by 1,543 libraries worldwide
A history text of America's colonial period emphasizing the interaction of three cultures--colonialists, Indians, and blacks.

The forgotten fifth : African Americans in the age of revolution by Gary B Nash ( Book )
8 editions published in 2006 in English and held by 1,218 libraries worldwide
A narrative of African-Americans during the American Revolutionary period and their struggles for freedom as many fled slavery to fight for the British.

History on trial : culture wars and the teaching of the past by Gary B Nash ( Book )
9 editions published between 1997 and 2000 in English and held by 1,208 libraries worldwide
What, the authors ask, is the purpose of teaching history to children? Do we revise and reinterpret the past to tell previously ignored stories because they reflect present-day democratic values and speak to the issues of our own time? Or do we believe that the primary role of schools, textbooks, and museums is to preserve traditional versions of the past, to teach the basic facts, and to instill patriotism in our students? How has this country grappled with these questions and developed its standards in contrast to other nations? As head of the National Endowment for the Humanities from 1986 through 1992, Lynne Cheney funded the creation of national standards in various disciplines. History was assigned to an office at the University of California, Los Angeles - designated the National Center for History in the Schools - where Nash and his colleagues began to gather ideas and opinions from all sectors of the educational community. After the standards were written and published in 1994, Cheney attacked them in the Wall Street Journal for being too politically correct, for not adequately recognizing some of the great figures of the past, and for giving too much attention to women and minority groups. Rush Limbaugh, Pat Buchanan, and other conservative voices denounced the standards and their writers in a media war that continued for more than a year and culminated in action by the U.S. Senate. History on Trial tells the story of this rancorous debate, how changes in the standards were made, and how the resulting documents are now being widely used in our schools to further the accessibility and relevance of history.

Race and revolution by Gary B Nash ( Book )
7 editions published between 1990 and 2001 in English and held by 1,184 libraries worldwide

Encyclopedia of American history ( Book )
6 editions published between 2003 and 2010 in English and held by 1,162 libraries worldwide
"Offering 11 volumes and about 3,500 entries, this comprehensive set follows the congressional-mandated National Standards for United States History -- a project coedited by the editor of this encyclopedia. Each of the first 10 volumes covers a different period in American history with an alphabetical list of entries. A chronology of important events for that period, reprints of important documents, and an index specific to each volume are included. The last volume includes a comprehensive index."--"The Top 20 Reference Titles of the Year," American Libraries, May 2004.

The urban crucible : social change, political consciousness, and the origins of the American Revolution by Gary B Nash ( Book )
8 editions published between 1979 and 1981 in English and held by 1,137 libraries worldwide

Quakers and politics; Pennsylvania, 1681-1726 by Gary B Nash ( Book )
11 editions published between 1968 and 1994 in English and held by 995 libraries worldwide

Forging freedom : the formation of Philadelphia's Black community, 1720-1840 by Gary B Nash ( Book )
13 editions published between 1988 and 2005 in English and held by 968 libraries worldwide

Struggle and survival in colonial America ( Book )
4 editions published in 1981 in English and held by 963 libraries worldwide