OUR MATERIAL

We believe that history education can and should begin with the primary source. Using our website in lieu of or alongside a traditional textbook, students learn to think like historians in three basic steps:

1. Start with the evidence.

At Milestone Documents, the primary source serves as an entry point into historical eras and concepts, leading to a deeper and more lasting understanding. Our unparalleled collection includes 1,200 documents. Our editors will assist you in creating a custom reading list that is tied directly to your syllabus.

2. Get some perspective.

Our team of more than 300 scholars from around the world bring the texts into relief, elucidating their context, roots, and impact. Our award-winning analysis guides students through the document in detail. Want students to perform their own analysis first? We give you the ability to hide and reveal the commentary at your discretion.

3. Develop your own take.

Milestone Documents offers a suite of tools to facilitate further research, interpretation, and discussion. Access to our entire document collection, along with challenging study questions and detailed bibliographies, empowers your students to dig deeper and engage in rich comparative studies. Post your discussion questions to the class forum, or allow your students to spark the debate.

“Spectacular range of coverage and terrific context, which allows students at all levels to master the material. A superb document reader.”

Paul Finkelman,
Albany Law School

“No reader in the industry gives this much value for the money, not even the publisher’s discounted bundles.

“I don’t have any plans to assign any more hard-copy readers. Great job!”

Eric Cunningham,
Gonzaga University

“Milestone Documents allows me to teach more efficiently. Picking the documents on subjects I cover already allows me to align what students read with what I teach already.”

Jonathan Rees,
Colorado State University—Pueblo

“It’s great to have Milestone Documents as an alternative to a traditional textbook—you’ve definitely converted me! I don’t intend to ever use a textbook again, as long as your site is available.”

Kelly J. Shannon,
University of Alaska Anchorage

“Unlike those ‘make your own reader’ services from other publishers, I have access to everything on the Milestone Documents site throughout the semester.”

Jonathan Rees,
Colorado State University—Pueblo

“This is an extraordinarily useful resource for the students in my 100-level World History class. In addition to furnishing more primary sources than any printed reader could possibly hold, it provides valuable commentaries by knowledgeable scholars.”

Eric Cunningham,
Gonzaga University

“Attuned to the needs of teachers in the field.”

Patricia van der Spuy,
Castleton State College

Your primary source for history.

OUR MATERIAL

1. Start with the evidence.

2. Get some perspective.

3. Develop your own take.