– THE STORIES TEXTBOOKS TELL –
Textbook History started as a journal of social history as filtered through twentieth century American biology textbooks. Inspired by the work of Jim Endersby , John Rudolph , Donna J. Drucker , and Ronald L. Numbers , among other notable historians, it has evolved into an exploration of the intersection of popular history, popular science and popular culture since the industrial revolution.
It can get a little weedy. So, I thought I’d provide a short sampler of the more approachable stories found here.