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History for Homeschooling
The History Hour
A path through history, not a date slog. Pictures before dates. Who made this, before the body. The child looks; the parent hears presentism. A generated diary is not a source. Birthday is not placement.
Editorial principle
Primary sources first. Summaries — human or machine — are claims. A model that compresses the past will flatten the people in it.
- Chronology
- 2026
- Length
- ~68,000 words
- Reading time
- ~5 hours · 205 pages
Authors
Michael Gannotti
The voices
1 figures across 2026. Each speaks in their own voice, through their own texts.
The parent-teacher
nowHistory hour
Core question: Who made this?
The adult who asks what is different — not a year, not a chatbot.
Chapters
14 chapters. The disagreement is not resolved.
- Complete
Welcome
Welcome
What is the history hour still for?
Voices: parent-teacher
- Complete
How to Use
How to Use This Book This Week
What can you run on a Tuesday?
Voices: parent-teacher
- Complete
Five Things
If You Only Remember Five Things
What must hold if the rest is ignored?
Voices: parent-teacher
- Complete
The Hour
The History Hour
What does a session with one source actually look like?
Voices: parent-teacher
- Complete
Chapter 1
Grades 1–2: Then and now: pictures before dates
What is different in this picture from our kitchen?
Voices: parent-teacher
- Complete
Chapter 2
Grades 3–5: Timeline as a tool: state, early U.S., a source on the table
Who made this, before we read the body?
Voices: parent-teacher
- Complete
Chapter 3
Grades 6–8: World moves and U.S. moves: a period, two accounts, a paragraph
Can two accounts of one event sit on the same table?
Voices: parent-teacher
- Complete
Chapter 4
World History
What is a World History credit a stranger can read?
Voices: parent-teacher
- Complete
Chapter 5
U.S. History
What is a U.S. History credit, and what is a slog of presidents?
Voices: parent-teacher
- Complete
Chapter 6
Government / Civics
What still has to leave the house as a civics record?
Voices: parent-teacher
- Complete
Chapter 7
Sources and discussion
Is the question authentic, or recitation?
Voices: parent-teacher
- Complete
Chapter 8
Geography and the present
Is the map a picture of a place, or a coloring sheet?
Voices: parent-teacher
- Complete
Chapter 9
Records
What still has to leave the house?
Voices: parent-teacher
- Complete
Chapter 10
Resources
Which program fits this hour, and which does not?
Voices: parent-teacher