Direct Hits Us History in a Flash : For the AP and SAT II

from aethercowboy

I have not ever taken an AP History course, nor has US, World, or Natural History been all that interesting to me (with some exceptions). However, I found AP/SAT II US History in a Flash to be an informative book with easy-to-digest historical information grouped by event. While the book was aime...

from speedy74

Written in a concise manner, this book gives a nice overview of American History and provides a great summary of topics consistently covered in the AP test. While I don't feel students can understand US history by reading such a text without prior knowledge of key historical events, the book does...

from cenneidigh

I never took the AP US History exam, but my Senior son did and he scored a 3. He said it was one of the most difficult tests he had ever taken. He studied AP US History 1 his Freshman year and then AP US History 2 his Sophomore year, and even with all that time on tests, papers, class attendance ...

from eheinlen

This is a wonderful study guide. Instead of trying to teach you everything about every period covered by these tests, it only focuses on the highlights, which it presents in easy-to-read bullet points. The book also breaks down how the tests will be laid out, explains how this book is different f...

from dsoj84

Very nice book which gives information about the test and then helps to cover the key events and concepts. while not a complete enough book to allow one to read the book and then take the test; this book is a great resource that a student should employ to review and check his or her knowledge bef...