This book, containing the papers presented at a conference concerning the French contributions to the Upper Midwest region of the United States, includes: (1) "Contact and Consequence: An Introduction to Over 300 Years of French Presence in the Northwest" (V. Benoit); (2) "The French Voyageur and the Fur Trade" (J. T. Rivard);…

Describes the strengths and weaknesses of the Canadian War effort during World War I. Specifically focuses on Peel County, Ontario and the particular problems its inhabitants experienced during the war. (BSR)

The history of Quebec (Canada) nationalism from its beginnings with the British conquest of New France in 1759 to the present is discussed. (RM)

On June 6, 1933 the U.S. Employment Service was established with the passage of the Wagner-Peyser Act. Earlier attempts to establish a labor exchange had been controversial and short-lived, but the legislation was virtually unopposed because of Depression-era problems. (JOW)

An extensive survey was made of personal papers, textbooks, periodicals, and other printed material from the last decades of the nineteenth century to the early years of the twentieth, when the kindergarten movement rose and declined, to answer several questions concerning American Froebelians' cognizance of the influence of Comenius on Friedrich…

Discusses Spielberg's film "Amistad," a production of the dramatization of a 19th-century slave revolt and its repercussions. Focuses on the point that Africans fiercely resisted slavery rather than passively submitted to it. Urges teachers to incorporate this aspect of resistance into their teaching of the history of slavery. (MMU)

Uses primary source documents to help students analyze the Winnipeg labor revolt of 1919. Includes a newspaper advertisement and photo from the strike. (JDH)

An illustrated story for young children features Christopher Columbus's first voyage to the Americas in 1492. The story begins with Columbus's youth in Genoa, Italy, follows him to Portugal and then to Spain, where he finally received backing for a voyage west to reach the East Indies. The preparations for the voyage and the trip itself are…

Traces the different social, ethnic, and racial connotations of the word "mulatto" since the Spanish colonization of the Americas. Stresses the fact that in Spanish America, the word more often referred to individuals of Black and American Indian admixture than to those of Black and White (Spanish) admixture. (GC)

This report examines a number of outstanding and illustrative examples of a broad range of properties representing recreational activities that suggest themselves for possible National Historic Landmark recognition. The properties described in the study have been selected to represent places and activities that have had a major impact on American…

To shed light on the interaction of African and American peoples during the first 300 years of European colonialism in the Americas, the article explains various terms for racial hybrids, citing historical evidence for the definitions, including litigation, government records, dictionaries, and documents dating from the seventeenth century. (SB)

The author offers an analysis of musical techniques found in the major rock trends of the 1960s. An annotated list of selected readings and a subject-indexed list of selected recordings are appended. This article is part of a theme issue on popular music. (Editor/SJL)

This document discusses the life celebrations of Arab American immigrants to Cleveland from the late 1870s. Assembled from what is largely an oral tradition of family history, the booklet describes the home life, weddings, and final partings when elderly relatives returned to the homeland or died in the United States. The economic situation and…

Explores the influence of Jacksonian democracy upon the ideas and activities of William Lyon Mackenzie, a reformer who sparked the 1837 Yonge Rebellion in upper Canada. Examines similarities in several original documents written by Mackenzie and Jackson. (RKM)

Native American science is defined as activities of native peoples of the New World in observing physical phenomena and attempting to explain and control them. Problems in studying native science, ethnoscience and native science, archaeostronomy and ethnoastronomy, ethnobotany, agriculture, technology, and future directions are discussed. (JN)