Why Should I Buy Land That I Love?

Four Things You Won’t Get from Other Books on American History.
Eight Things That Make Land That I Love Fascinating.
14 Deeper Dives.
America’s Name Sums Up American Spirit.
Fun, Exciting, and Powerful Teaching.
14 Reasons to Buy Land That I Love.

Four Things You Won’t Get from Other Books on American History

If America is the Land That You Love, then you will get a fascinating look into parts of American history that most Americans know nothing about.
You will be delighted by what you discover.
You get an insight into how young people can look at America’s past and see their own exceptional futures.
American exceptionalism depends on exceptional Americans, and being a real historian is a great first step.
Land That I Love is set in a classroom where the students do the research on American history. They present their findings to their fellow classmates.
So, instead of it being a passive way of learning new things about America, it all comes alive.
The teacher makes great use of some of the teaching and learning techniques developed by Maria Montessori, Rudolph Steiner, and David Kolb.
She delivers simple and enjoyable ways to make history fun, exciting, and powerful.
Her approach to teaching history is easy to apply in every classroom and homeschool lesson.
It makes learning enjoyable and effective (not just in history lessons.)
Her goal is for her students to become exceptional Americans.
Becoming real historians is the road they take.

Eight Things That Make Land That I Love Fascinating

Here are just eight of the fascinating facts, ideas, and opinions you will discover when you read Land That I Love For example:

There are five possible ways America was named (not just the one that most people know.)
Brendan the Navigator came to this land long before Leif Eriksson and his crew.
The Viking settlers called what we call the Carolinas, White Man Land because of the Duhare.
Baseball began in England and was played by a girl.
Acres have nothing to do with how long horses or oxen take to plow a field.
The greatest invention isn’t the wheel, but it enabled humans to populate the world.
An Irishman sailed with Christopher Columbus in 1492.
November 5^th should be a national holiday.

14 Deeper Dives

You will learn the five possible ways and the four likely languages that gave us the word “America.”
Yes, five ways and four languages!
We all know that Matthias Ringman named this land for Amerigo Vespucci.
But there is so much more to it than that.
The word America was written down years before Amerigo Vespucci crossed the Atlantic.
Martin Waldseemüller put the word America on the map he drew, then he took it off three years later and he often referred to this land as the fourth continent, not America.
The word America on Waldseemüller’s map was far to the south of this country, but we still refer to it as America’s Birth Certificate.
So what about the four other ways America could have been named?
Brendan the Navigator, an Irishman, came to America before Bjarni Herjolfsson saw the coast and before Leif the Lucky and Tyrkir, Leif’s German foster father, came to Vinland.
The Vikings called parts of this land Markland, Helluland, and Vinland.
Leif’s brother, Thorvald, was buried at Krossaness.
The Viking settlers called the land to the south of Vinland for the pale-skinned Duhare tribe who herded deer.
A pale-skinned tribe?
They obviously weren’t Choctaw or Creek. So, who were they?
Let’s find out.
We often hear someone say, “Tell it to the Marines.” How did that start, and what does it have to do with the Englishman for whom New York City and Albany are named?
Let’s find out.
Baseball is America’s game, but it started in England. And it was played by a girl.
So, what does General Doubleday have to do with it?
Let’s find out.
America still uses poles, chains, furlongs, and acres unlike most other countries. Acres have nothing to do with horses plowing a field.
Land That I Love explains how acres got started.
Why are there 43,560 square feet in an acre when there used to be 36,000?
Let’s find out.
We have 12 inches in a foot. Was it Eleanor of Castile who came up with that idea? And if so, why?
Let’s find out.
The greatest invention of all time isn’t the wheel. It was much simpler.
It led to worldwide migration.
And to the division of labor.
So, what was it?
Let’s find out.
George Washington’s grandparents met at Pendley Manor in a small English town.
It is now a hotel. Imagine taking a vacation in the same building where George Washington’s grandparents met!
His earliest known ancestor was Scottish.
What does the name Washington mean?
And why is there that extra ‘l’ Lincoln?
Let’s find out.
The first guy who took tobacco to the Old World was not Sir Walter Raleigh; it was Rodrigo de Jerez. He sailed with Columbus. He wasn’t thanked for introducing tobacco to Spain; he was put in jail.
Why did they do that?
Let’s find out.
Where did Columbus meet the Irishman who sailed with him in 1492 when he crossed the ocean blue?
Let’s find out.
So much of what makes America great, what we call American Exceptionalism, can be linked to The Theorem of Pythagoras.
Seriously?
Yes!
Yet most people don’t think learning the theorem matters.
Well, it does.
How can it help students grow into exceptional Americans?
Let’s find out.
Let’s go back to Amerigo Vespucci.
If we do accept his name gave us the word America, then it only makes sense that the 5^th of November should be as important as the 4th of July.
Why is November 5th important and why should it be a national holiday?
Let’s find out.

Hopefully, you are fascinated by at least some of these 14 topics.
Please keep reading!

America’s Name Sums Up American Spirit

The word America perfectly sums up two of the most powerful attitudes and actions that led to American exceptionalism.

Yes, those seven letters that make up the name of our country enable us to trace the word back to its origins.

When you look at its origins you find two powerful meanings.
Those meanings sum up the American spirit of which we are all so proud.

American exceptionalism really is summed up in the name of our country.
No other country on this planet can say that!

The young students in Land That I Love take the three actions historians use to explore America’s real past. Herodotus, the Father of History, laid them down more than 2000 years ago.

They are powerful. We should be using them all the time, especially if we want our students to enjoy history lessons and to become exceptional Americans.

They are so powerful that these students see their own futures as never before.
And their futures are exceptional.

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if everyone who reads Land that I Love sees their own future or those of their children or students like that?

Fun, Exciting, and Powerful Teaching

Psychology ain’t just for psychologists!

When teachers and homeschool parents use simple psychology in simple ways, their lessons become fun and exciting. The lessons become more powerful learning experiences, and the students grow as people.

Every teacher and every homeschool parent is on a mission.

Tried and true teaching methods based on people like Kolb, Montessori, and Steiner add enjoyment to lessons, are easy to implement, and help students to learn more and to understand more. When they do that, students can see their own futures more clearly.

In Land That I Love, Evelyn Jones, the teacher, weaves those methods simply and invisibly into her lessons.
Her students don’t know she does that, they just know they love to learn, they love history, and they grow as people.

Fascinating, Exceptional, Fun, Exciting, and Powerful

Those five words sum up Land That I Love’s content and style.

Being interesting is fine, but American history is so much more than just interesting.
That is especially true when it is taught, researched, studied, and shared the way it is by students in this book.

Studying American history, the way these students study it, impacts their lives. They understand their country’s past, and they see their own futures.

Students of real American history become exceptional Americans.

That is one of the main reasons for buying this book.

When students become true historians they follow a wonderful path of learning, understanding, and decision-making.
Students who learn not just facts and opinions, but who learn how to explore, assess, and decide lay a powerful foundation for their own futures.

Land That I Love

is a book about America’s past.
And it is a book about America’s future!

14 Reasons to Buy Land That I Love

Land That I Love

is not just about American history, it is also about:

Making history interesting and fun for adults, kids, teachers, and especially for people who just didn’t like history when they were at school.
Avoiding lots of dates.
Showing that by putting history study into practice, it can change lives.
Linking American history to American Exceptionalism.
Showing that real history enables and encourages students to see their own futures as exceptional.
Using American history to inspire young minds.
Using American history to help students see themselves in a new light.
Making you laugh, cry, and be amazed.
Making history personal and alive, not academic and dry.
Busting some myths.
Showing how history is full of mysteries, coincidences, hidden truths, and great ideas.
Linking a love of history to powerful teaching practices that teachers and especially homeschool parents can use simply and easily.
Showing how history is so much more than facts to be memorized.
Encouraging our younger readers to want to become, and know how to become, exceptional Americans.

So please get your copy. It’s available as an e-book and in paperback from every major book retailer.

Since most books are sold by Amazon, you may find these direct links convenient.
The e-book

Is only $6.99 to buy.

The paperback

Is $17.76 (I mean, how else do you price a book on American history?)

A Small Gift

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