Books with title The Pullman Porter: An American Journey

The complete story of American history in one comprehensive middle school programThe American Journey is a student-friendly presentation of American history from pre-exploration to the present. Its unparalleled author team, including National Geographic, ensures accuracy in every detail of the narrative, maps, and charts. This program emphasizes skill development—from reading maps to analyzing primary and secondary sources to exploring the connections between history and geography, economics, government, citizenship, and current events.

Pullman Porters were very important figures in the history of America. This book teaches children and adults who porters were and why they were so important in our history. Porters worked in early train cars, for 70 railroad companies nationwide. They would look, listen and learn from their predominantly white passengers. They read the newspapers passengers left behind, listened to conversations and talked with one another. The porter knew how important education was for children and how important it was to take this message home to his family. He eventually landed at the forefront of the civil rights movement.

Children and adults under the age of 40 are forgetting about the Pullman Porter. They were very important figures in the history of American. This book will teach children and adults, who the porters were and why they were so important in our history. Porters worked in early train cars, they would look, listen and learn from their predominantly white passengers. They would read the newspapers passengers left behind, listen to conversations and begin to talk to one another. The porter learned how important education was for children and how important it was to take this message home to his children. He eventually landed at the forefront of the civil rights movement.

New Page 1 THE COMPLETE STORY OF AMERICAN HISTORY IN ONE COMPREHENSIVE MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM The American Journey is a superb, readable presentation of American history, from pre-exploration to the present. Its unparalleled author team, including the National Geographic, ensures accuracy in every detail of the narrative, maps, and charts. Features Accessible Reading and Reading Strategies Are a Priority • Exclusive! Foldables―student-made three-dimensional graphic organizers―are a unique strategy that helps students read effectively and also can be used as assessment or study tools. • A Guide to Reading, Reading Checks, and a Summary in every chapter keep students on track as they learn to read for information and process what they’ve read. • The extensive use of graphics, maps, and photography creates a visual/verbal approach that appeals to all your students. Relevance is Part of Every Lesson • TIME Notebooks allow students to step into the past, learning about everyday life in various periods and the “hot topics” of different eras. • What Life Was Like and Hands-On History fully engage students in learning and give them an understanding of parallels between earlier generations and their own. National Geographic Brings its Unequalled Expertise to Every Page • Colorful, easy-to-read maps help students understand the where and why of history. • Geography and History features show students how geography and events intertwine to create the history of a location or nation. Continual Practice in Social Studies Skills • The program emphasizes skill development―from reading maps to analyzing primary and secondary sources to exploring the connections between history and geography, economics, government, citizenship, and current events. Abundant Opportunities for Students to Demonstrate Proficiency • The Standardized Test Practice provides systematic, ongoing test preparation. As your students learn, they are simultaneously preparing to demonstrate their knowledge of American history in standardized test formats.

New Page 1 THE AMERICAN JOURNEY THE COMPLETE STORY OF AMERICAN HISTORY IN ONE COMPREHENSIVE MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM The American Journey is a superb, readable presentation of American history, from pre-exploration to the present. Its unparalleled author team, including the National Geographic Society, ensures accuracy in every detail of the narrative, maps, and charts. Features Accessible Reading and Reading Strategies Are a Priority • Exclusive! Foldables―student-made three-dimensional graphic organizers―are a unique strategy that helps students read effectively and also can be used as assessment or study tools. • A Guide to Reading, Reading Checks, and a Summary in every chapter keep students on track as they learn to read for information and process what they’ve read. • The extensive use of graphics, maps, and photography creates a visual/verbal approach that appeals to all your students. Relevance is Part of Every Lesson • TIME Notebooks allow students to step into the past, learning about everyday life in various periods and the “hot topics” of different eras. • What Life Was Like and Hands-On History fully engage students in learning and give them an understanding of parallels between earlier generations and their own. National Geographic Brings its Unequalled Expertise to Every Page • Brand-new, colorful, easy-to-read maps help students understand the where and why of history. • Geography and History features show students how geography and events intertwine to create the history of a location or nation. Continual Practice in Social Studies Skills • The program emphasizes skill development―from reading maps to analyzing primary and secondary sources to exploring the connections between history and geography, economics, government, citizenship, and current events. Abundant Opportunities for Students to Demonstrate Proficiency • The Princeton Review Standardized Test Practice provides systematic, ongoing test preparation. As your students learn, they are simultaneously preparing to demonstrate their knowledge of American history in standardized test formats.

Explore the history of America through personal and collective journeys. Offering a blend of political and social histories, THE AMERICAN JOURNEY shows that our attempt to live up to our American ideals is an ongoing journey–one that has become increasingly more inclusive of different groups and ideas. With a goal of making American history accessible, the authors offer a strong, clear narrative and provide the reader with the tools they need to understand history.