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November 2, 2006

Professor鈥檚 textbook approved for classrooms

On Oct. 19, the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education approved the eighth-grade Louisiana history textbook written by Terry Jones, a 海角社区 professor of history and government.

鈥淭he Louisiana Journey鈥� (Gibbs Smith, 2006) has been approved for adoption, allowing the state鈥檚 66 different school systems to select it for their classrooms. Jones鈥� textbook received a 100 percent rating on meeting the state's Grade Level Expectations.

Jones completed The Louisiana Journey after two years of labor. The book contains numerous biographical sketches of historical figures; includes African American history, Louisiana history, geology, geography, archaeology, economics, and government; and is lavishly illustrated with photos, maps and charts. It is also current, with information on Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

鈥滻t is a nice combination of presenting the essential facts with enough interesting trivia to hold a reader's attention,鈥� Jones said.

This is the sixth book completed by Jones. The others include 鈥淟ee's Tigers: The Louisiana Infantry in the Army of Northern Virginia鈥� (LSU, 2987, winner of the General L. Kemper Williams Prize as best book on Louisiana history, and a History Book Club selection); The Civil War Memoirs of Capt. William J. Seymour (LSU, 1991 and History Book club selection); 鈥淐ampbell Brown's Civil War鈥� (LSU, 2001); 鈥淗istorical Dictionary of the Civil War鈥� (Scarecrow Press, 2002); and 鈥淐emetery Hill鈥� (Da Capo Press, 2003).

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