Barron's AP United States History

This book is the best way to study for the Ap US History Board Exam. I started reading this book to prepare for my exam and it is the best way for a crash course study. I picked up this book and the Princeton review, but this book was phenomenal in teaching an in depth understanding of the US History based on the Ap frameworks. I personally liked how each section related to a specific framework. The author of this book has an well rounded knowledge of the AP US History curriculum and knows what parts to emphasize and which parts to skim over. The footnotes are very important and useful when reading the book. Eugene Resnick's formatting of the text sets the tone for making the book easily navigatable and easy to use. I highly recommend this book to anyone preparing for the AP US History exam, this book does an amazing job at teaching the content of what is important. It is a quick read, I read it in a week, and a convenient review.

Man oh man... If you are a student in high school and you are wondering whether or not to buy the Princeton Review, Barrons, 5 Steps, etc. Trust me when I say that this book more than prepared me for the exam. Like most of you all I spent countless hours hitting up forums to find the "best" book and I can say with 100% certainty that this book more than prepared me for the exam. I answered nearly every question in class discussions and I felt extremely confident in myself after the Exam. I will be updating my review later with my score but seriously guys the Barron's book is definitely a good choice!

I will be teaching AP U.S. History next year and I bought this book to brush up. I just finished reviewing it and I am very impressed. It is extremely well-organized, using the thematic structure developed by the College Board. The content is very well curated and presented, providing concise yet detailed descriptions of all of the important information. The book does not sacrifice nuance for the sake of brevity, however. Conflicting opinions and important subtleties are artfully incorporated into the text without convoluting the main point. The book is also very conscious of the way politics can influence the narrative. I was consistently impressed by their neutrality in portraying the successes, failures, and dominant opinions of both liberalism and conservatism throughout American history. They also do a good job of connecting themes and events, helping readers understand what is important and how to think about these issues as historians and test-takers. I really can not recommend this book enough, especially for the price.

I used this book and the Barron’s flash cards when I had APUSH in high school about 6 years ago. They helped me get a 5 on the AP test. I got this for my brother as well and it also helped him get a 5 on his AP test. The cards are simple and give you enough information that will most likely come out in the test.

I took APUSH this past year and got this review book in May to study for the APUSH test. During the year, I studied from AMSCO which I found helpful for the short and concise summaries and review questions that were similar to the AP test format. I like this book because the summaries are more in depth than AMSCO. The summaries are good, however they can be confusing at times because sometimes they are not in chronological order. The book also comes several practice tests that were very hard but that probably prepares you well for the actual test.

Great condition, no markings! I’ll leave an updated review a year later about if it helped me passed my AP EXAM! Update: I passed my ap exam but I literally did not open this book once. My junior year got hectic and I didn’t have much time to read this whole book. I passed with a 3 though which is very low, I thought I would’ve made a 4 with how much I studied but it is what it is. I think the writing part is what screwed me so make sure you really prepare for the open responses. That DBQ kills me every single time.

2 Major Complaints: - I do not like the fact that in a lot of the sections, the answers to the multiple choice questions are on the same page as the questions themselves. I know it's an easy fix on my part, but the bold answers are easy to see when trying to honestly answer the questions. - It has a much more textbook feel to me than a review style book. It does a great job of relating big ideas and relating things to the test though. Otherwise, it works great!

What I'm expecting.

Alles war gut.

The entire books had doodles, and most of the pages were highlighted and written upon.