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Hardy, Lyda Mary – 2000
This resource guide provides an overview of resources on women in U.S. history. The guide includes primary sources, biographies, autobiographies, and profile compilations on both famous and obscure figures, focusing on resources produced since 1990 though earlier works when pertinent. Each entry denotes the most appropriate audience as middle…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Females, Higher Education, Historiography
Haskins, James – 1999
This comprehensive directory profiles more than 100 African American political and governmental leaders from the mid-19th century to the present. Each entry includes the following information, where applicable: birth date and place; parents' names and history; current status; education; anecdotes; national or local events; awards and honors;…
Descriptors: Black Achievement, Black History, Black Leadership, Civil Rights
Eicher, David J. – 1997
This bibliography contains comprehensive analytical annotations of 1,100 volumes about the Civil War. The books were chosen by a board of advisors as the most significant works on the great conflict. The bibliography is divided into the following sections: "Battles and Campaigns"; "Confederate Biographies, Memoirs, and Letters"; "Union…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Civil War (United States), Higher Education, Research Tools
Sullivan, Helen; Sernoff, Linda – 1996
This comprehensive, all-inclusive guide to creating research reports is intended for use by secondary and middle school students. The easy-to-read, easy-to-follow guide will show the student how to: choose a topic for that is broad enough to offer many options for research, but narrow enough for thorough research; proceed with the research, take…
Descriptors: Intermediate Grades, Middle Schools, Research Papers (Students), Research Projects
Swisher, Clarice, Ed. – 1996
Intended as an accessible resource for students researching America's greatest literary figures, this collection of essays about John Steinbeck's (1902-1968) work contains an in-depth biography and essays taken from a wide variety of sources. The essays are edited to accommodate the reading and comprehension levels of young adults; each essay is…
Descriptors: Authors, Classics (Literature), Fiction, Higher Education
de Koster, Katie, Ed. – 1997
Intended as an accessible resource for students researching America's greatest literary figures, this collection of essays about Ernest Hemingway's (1899-1961) work contains an in-depth biography and essays taken from a wide variety of sources. The essays are edited to accommodate the reading and comprehension levels of young adults; each essay is…
Descriptors: Classics (Literature), Fiction, Higher Education, Literary Criticism
Schlereth, Thomas J. – 1980
Ten essays are presented which suggest rationale and methods for involving students of American history in first hand research using primary source material. The book is intended for classroom and extra curricular use by teachers and students of American studies on the high school, college, and adult education levels. It can also be of use to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, American Studies, Essays, Higher Education
Brown, Cynthia Stokes – 1994
This book advocates that teachers of history create for their students a workshop environment where they actually can practice being historians. Adolescents, rather than thinking analytically, prefer to identify strongly with heroes and heroines and to explore their own lives and identity, character and convictions, through heroic stories. This…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Content Area Writing, Global Education, History
Volkman, John D. – 1998
This book presents an approach for school librarians to use to introduce basic research tools to students in grades 7-12. Twelve "Excursions" (i.e., library research projects) are described. Excursions 1 and 2 provide an introduction to reference books, and Excursions 3 and 4 explore note-taking and basic organization of research papers. The…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Librarian Teacher Cooperation, Library Instruction, Library Skills
