She is 22 and loves learning about the history she was not taught in school. She blows me away all the time with the things she knows and is intrested in (She's huge into the Titanic for some reason) Anyways, she came to me and asked what books she could read. I told her OLD ONES. Then she asked some things about the Holocaust. I asked what she learned in school, she said they never covered it in history class. Should I be scouring ebay or other second hand sites? Or is there a place i can buy old, retired textbooks? Of course all book recommendations are welcome. Maybe a textbook is not the most thrilling read. Thanks for any suggestions.
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You can order books from the actual 1800's on ShopGoodWill(dot)com. I've ordered and read quite a few. I think you can even buy them in bulk.
I can say that the history contained in those books is vastly different than the Addison Wesley / Houghton-Mifflin / Macmillan propaganda that is shilled in our schools. Most notably the Civil War.
Some of them don't even have titles. They also add quite the character to a book shelf.
Such a good resource, thank you!
As a matter of fact, I just popped in to check out the website and noticed one of their feature items is the Code of Laws for the Kalamazoo Light Guard. Paperback 1881.
https://shopgoodwill.com/item/208338545
What a delightful history!
Amended on my birthday as well! Maybe it's a sign haha