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This is not technically fiction, but it’s a classic memoir of a family with 12 children growing up in the early 20th century. The parents are efficiency experts, and the father has developed schemes for making their home run smoothly. The book provides insight into the lifestyles of the era, and it is written in a funny, entertaining style. Certain chapters could stand alone for use in class. -
1voteThe Civil War film "Glory" tells the powerful story of the all-black Massachusetts 54th Regiment and their leader, Robert Gould Shaw. The story will appeal to students because of the vivid characterizations and the focus on unsung heroes. It also gives a memorable visual representation of the uniforms, weapons, and battlefield conditions of the Civil War.
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1voteThis website is based on the work of Harvard history professor Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, whose Pulitzer Prize-winning book A Midwife’s Tale focused on an ordinary midwife, Martha Ballard, who lived in Maine in the late 1700s. Ulrich pieced together a full story of the midwife’s life and her world based on a diary that she left behind. The website emphasizes the techniques that Ulrich used.
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Harvard’s Open Collections Program brings together thousands of primary sources from the university’s libraries and allows users to search and view them online. This extensive collection of historical material is available to the public free of charge. The site includes manuscripts, books, and images on the subjects of “Women and Work, 1800-1930" and "Immigration to the United States, 1789-1930."
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