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One of the best history CD-ROMs ever made, Who Built America? is also one of the best CD-ROMs based on a book you'll ever find.Billed as "the definitive social history of the United States," this masterpiece offers a whole new way to experience American history, using a clever combination of text and multimedia elements including film and audio clips. The program is based on the book of the same name, which in turn was the culmination of the American Social History Project, the City University of New York's efforts to "revitalize interest in history by challenging the traditional ways that people learn about the past." The subject matter: history of the United States from the Centennial celebration of 1876 to the "Great War" of 1914. A tumultous period in US history, to say the least. In addition to the fully indexed and searchable text of the original book, Who Built America? includes over 45 minutes of archival film footage, dozens of recordings from the period, and numerous short games and quizzes to test your concentration. Like other Voyager titles, it also includes extensive research tools, including customized search, index, and clipboard capabilities that allow you to copy & paste into your own document. Too bad CUNY's second CD in this series, covering the period from 1914 to the "dawn of Atomic Age" in 1946, is far less interesting than this masterful adaptation by Voyager Company. |
