On a mission to make history interesting to everyone!
Too many people hate history because they recall boring classrooms and memorizing one darn thing after another. Cynthia Resor’s new books – Investigating Family, Food, and Housing Themes in Social Studies and Exploring Vacation and Etiquette Themes in Social Studies – seek to remedy this age-old history hatred by exploring the daily life of average people in the past. The history of things we do every day – eating, living in our homes, finding mates, and dreaming of vacations – is examined over the span of human history. Why are men and women supposed to act differently in relationships, in their homes, in the kitchen? Have people always dreamed of a vacation? What did people eat in the past? We know technology is changing our lives; how did new technology change the lives of our ancestors? These questions and more are explored in a book for teachers, parents, genealogists, fans of historical novels, or anyone interested in social history – the daily life of average people.