This is the most thorough version of an Alabama History text I have found. The content of the chapters, the actual Alabama history, is well written. Some of the text is redundant, but that could have been intentional for emphasis or as restatement for clarification.

My biggest hang up is in the suggested grades 4th-8th. The reading level/content, especially with the redundancies noted above, is appropriate for this age level. However the structure and style of the assignments are more aligned with 7-8th or even high school depending on the abilities of the student.

I also feel like much of the book just skimmed the surface of the topics. This appeared to be intentional, as the assignments involved further researching the topics discussed. While research is an excellent skill to build it would have been more beneficial to have more core data gathered into this single text, Then the student could have then researched and compared and contrasted the data and inherent views presented.

My co-op is actually studying Alabama history this year, so I was excited to find this resource. I think it would be a useful curriculum supplement, but I can't recommend it as the sole spine we use to study Alabama history.

While this is not a book i would necessarily purchase for public library stock in the UK, I think this would probably be a useful class textbook for schools either in the US or studying US state history. It is clear and well written with an engaging style that should be accessible to mid-grade children. The chapters have ideas and information on lesson plans for teaching staff that would also make interesting projects for children with a general interest. I found it an interesting book overall.

Alabama history in the US by Angela Broyles is a great book on the history of the state! This book is good for adults and children who want to learn about Alabama. This would make a great addition to any bookshelf.

This feels more like a textbook but may work for reference at our library. Several passages on slavery make me reluctant to recommend it for our collection. The text makes the cruelty of slavery clear at the beginning of a paragraph and then backtracks a couple of sentences later to talk about kind masters. There is no point in discussing kind slave owners. They were still slave owners.

I requested this book for several reasons

1. I live in alabama, but not originally from here. I wanted to learn more about the history of my new home state
2. My kids are doing distance learning for the rest of the year, and I wanted something educational to read with them.
3. I love history

As soon as we downloaded it, we opened it up and started browsing. The author has done a great deal of research to make sure that it is family friendly. (My 6 and 8 year old had no problems following along) I loved the history lesson.

We look forward to reading more and more out of this book

Thank you to Netgalley for allowing me to read this book.