Primary Sources Teaching Kit: Explorers

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Summary: Not At All What I Expected
Review: I expected a lot more from a book that purports to contain primary sources. A lot of the primary sources included have been sugarcoated- especially Columbus' letter home to Luis de Santangel, which in reality contained many more instances of brutality in Columbus' and his crew's actions toward/perceptions of the native people. Primary sources, in my view, are supposed to contain as much as possible the actual documents. I expect the truth from primary sources, not just another editor or author's perspective. Some of these sources are useful, especially as an alternative to textbook accounts, but they're not for the teacher aiming at teaching for social justice.