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A Little-Known History Everyone Should Know
on February 11, 2013
Carefully
researched and touchingly portrayed, this is a book that belongs in
every library and classroom in America. I highly recommend it. It is
an important contribution to the history of our nation, and is a good
resource for historians of all types.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
on June 2, 2011
I
just finished Beads on A String and in all sincerity I have to say it
is a work of subtle genius. Several years back I read one of the most
unusual history books ever written, "The Peoples' History of the United
States." Anyone who has read that revelation of history as events that
really happened, as opposed to events as reported by those who were left
holding the most power, will see a similar sort of understanding in
this amazing work by Ey Wade. An alternative title for her work could
well be, "A History of the People of the United States. I can give this
work no higher compliment.
I was consistently fascinated by unexpected connections, accomplishments and contributions being added to the ongoing tapestry of our country by so many people from so many ethnic and cultural backgrounds, that I simply couldn't put the book down. If I could ask for anything more, it would literally be just that...more.
This is the story of the heroes of our collective past. What is incredibly moving is that so many of these heroes have gone unsung for so long.
I can gladly recommend this book to anyone interested in the historical journey of the land we live in. Beyond that, I can just as easily recommend it to anyone who just likes a great read.
I was consistently fascinated by unexpected connections, accomplishments and contributions being added to the ongoing tapestry of our country by so many people from so many ethnic and cultural backgrounds, that I simply couldn't put the book down. If I could ask for anything more, it would literally be just that...more.
This is the story of the heroes of our collective past. What is incredibly moving is that so many of these heroes have gone unsung for so long.
I can gladly recommend this book to anyone interested in the historical journey of the land we live in. Beyond that, I can just as easily recommend it to anyone who just likes a great read.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
on June 8, 2011
Beads
on a String is an approachable, conversational, and interactive history
of diversity in America. Instead of a melting pot, Ey Wade envisions
the country as a piece of jewelry where the contributions of all of the
people who have immigrated here from all over the world add to the
beauty of our society. It honors all of the peoples that contributed to
this country in a nicely balanced way. Designed as a resource for
students it suits the classroom or homeschool classroom but also is an
enjoyable read for armchair historians and fans of the History Channel.
It's a must read for history lovers.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
on November 16, 2012
As
the white American husband of an African woman and father of two bi
racial young men, I had been impatiently awaiting the publication of Ey
Wade's "Beads". I was pleasantly surprised by the size and scope of this
book and am finding it an invaluable resource. Though making my way
through the introductory essays I have also enjoyed being able to open
the book to an indiscriminate page and discover individuals whose place
in history had grown dim. Ms. Wade shines a brilliant deserved light
upon them. I shall be handing this book over to my sons that they may
gain a fuller understanding of their cultural history. This is a
fascinating trove of the people who have made this country what it is. Beads On A String: America's Racially Intertwined Biographical History
I shall be returning to post a more comprehensive review when I finish reading the entire book which, given its size, may take some time but am so impressed with the material I have already read that I wanted to immediately recommend the book.
I shall be returning to post a more comprehensive review when I finish reading the entire book which, given its size, may take some time but am so impressed with the material I have already read that I wanted to immediately recommend the book.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
on June 27, 2011
Ey
Wade has written a unique and important book that put all racial
History under one umbrella. Wade has done a tremendous job collecting
information on all races, and all subjects related to them. "Beads on a
String" is a piece of History that was missing until this book came out.
I highly recommend this book to anyone wishing to understand more about
how multiple cultures shaped the US to what it is today. Two thumbs up!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
on May 28, 2012
Ey
Wade's "Beads on a String" was originally written as a textbook she
could use for home-schooling her children. She was unable to find
suitable reading material to support her needs for home-schooling her
family so the core of their study of U.S. history became assembling the
biographical and historical information from which this book was born.
The major source for much of the material was the Internet (Wiki), so
the research was readily incorporated into the process of home study and
self-directed learning. The "beads" are a metaphor for the cultural,
racial, and ethnic diversity of the United States, and the "string" is a
metaphor for the whole of the USA. The book is large and
fascinating---mainly a series of biographical vignettes on the people
the author and her children selected as those who had a major impact on
the history of the U.S. All of the "beads" make contributions; the
"string" is the richer for the diversity of those contributing. "Beads
on a String" has a lot to offer traditional K-12 schools and home
schooling parents as supplemental material for various standard
curricula in history, civics, and other social sciences.
Negatives include the need for more careful editing of typos and occasional grammatical errors, a confusing and incomplete table of Contents, and the sheer size of the book, which at 170,000+ words is intimidating to begin.
On the whole, I recommend it highly on the as-is basis for selective browsing or as a reference source to share with junior high school and older students. With more careful editing I'd consider it as a potential candidate for a commercial textbook publisher to consider producing as an inexpensive e-book series for public school reference libraries.
Negatives include the need for more careful editing of typos and occasional grammatical errors, a confusing and incomplete table of Contents, and the sheer size of the book, which at 170,000+ words is intimidating to begin.
On the whole, I recommend it highly on the as-is basis for selective browsing or as a reference source to share with junior high school and older students. With more careful editing I'd consider it as a potential candidate for a commercial textbook publisher to consider producing as an inexpensive e-book series for public school reference libraries.
on July 12, 2012
I was given a complimentary copy of this book for review by the author.
My name is Gage Bailey and I am fourteen-years-old. My mother was given a copy of this book for review purposes as the author wanted the opinion of a kid who enjoys history - that's me! I really liked the fact that the author added so much more information in this book, more than you can find in the text books we get in school. The title is perfect. There are more than just "Americans" who helped to make the history of our country and I think it is sad that we don't get to hear about them at school. We are all beads on the same string, and everything we do, no matter how big or small, makes history.
The only thing I wish is that the author would have added more of her opinion in the book. I do realize it is non-fiction, but I would have liked to know more about what she thought when she was researching and writing it. What she as surprised as me to find out such important and interesting facts? I really liked this book and I recommend it to anyone who loves History!
My name is Gage Bailey and I am fourteen-years-old. My mother was given a copy of this book for review purposes as the author wanted the opinion of a kid who enjoys history - that's me! I really liked the fact that the author added so much more information in this book, more than you can find in the text books we get in school. The title is perfect. There are more than just "Americans" who helped to make the history of our country and I think it is sad that we don't get to hear about them at school. We are all beads on the same string, and everything we do, no matter how big or small, makes history.
The only thing I wish is that the author would have added more of her opinion in the book. I do realize it is non-fiction, but I would have liked to know more about what she thought when she was researching and writing it. What she as surprised as me to find out such important and interesting facts? I really liked this book and I recommend it to anyone who loves History!
on April 17, 2014
This book was great, worth reading. I highly recommend you take a look at it and its worth every cent.
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