TY - BOOK ED - Reimers, David M. TI - The way we lived: essays and documents in american social history SN - 066909031 U1 - SHS 808.4 Bi47w 1988 PY - 1988/// CY - Canada. PB - D. C. Health and Company. KW - History N2 - " History courses have traditionally emphasized the momentous events of our past. Wars and laws, technological advances and economic crises, ideas and ideologies, and the roles of famous heroes and infamous villains have been central to these sttudies, Yet, what made events momentous is the impact they had on society at large, on people from all walks of life. The growing attention to social history is in part a recognition that knowledge of the experiences, values, and attitudes of these people is crucial to gaining an understanding of our past." ER -