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The Value of Open Textbooks

While most of us are focused on the price of textbooks, what interests me most is the way Creative Commons can fix other problems with textbooks. I am not convinced that the monopoly held by four publishers has been healthy for the field of history. For example, I am not sure how every textbook came to follow nearly the exact same narrative when it comes to labor history. Why is it Homestead, Haymarket and Pullman Square every time? The Seattle General Strike, Bisbee Deportation, Ludlow…See More
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David J. Trowbridge (Ph.D., Kansas) is an Associate Professor in the Department of History and Director of African and African American Studies at Marshall University. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses on civil rights, race and ethnicity, and military and diplomatic history. His favorite course to teach remains the introductory US history surveys where he gets to witness hundreds of students as they discover that they too love history (and much to their surprise). He has published several articles in leading academic journals, including the Journal of African American History. He is also the author of a forthcoming book entitled Jim Crow in the Land of John Brown that explores the origins of racial segregation in the Midwest. In addition to his academic career, Dr. Trowbridge is proud to serve in the Air National Guard and is a veteran of the Iraq War.
How have you used open textbooks?
I am the author of A History of the United States, a two-volume, peer-reviewed, U.S. survey text available to college students at no cost. The ebook version is completely free, and the book is also available in print (full color or b/w), and as an audio book.
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http://catalog.flatworldknowledge.com/catalog/editions/2217
Which college, university, company, or organization?
Marshall University
Role: Student, Instructor, Author, Staff, Other (be specific)
Associate Professor

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The Value of Open Textbooks

While most of us are focused on the price of textbooks, what interests me most is the way Creative Commons can fix other problems with textbooks. I am not convinced that the monopoly held by four publishers has been healthy for the field of history. For example, I am not sure how every textbook came to follow nearly the exact same narrative when it comes to labor history. Why is it Homestead, Haymarket and Pullman Square every time? The Seattle General Strike, Bisbee Deportation, Ludlow…

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At 4:25pm on July 1, 2012, Keith Dick said…

Hi David,

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