Includes an eight-page bibliography. (RT)

Print and nonprint materials for teaching about the American dream at the elementary and secondary levels are cited in this annotated bibliography. Books, journal articles, ERIC documents, 16mm films, filmstrips, and cassette tapes are included. (RM)

The names and addresses of historical farms, villages, museums, and parks in each of the 50 states are listed as resources for introducing students to history. (AM)

Using the Sinclair Lewis novel "Arrowsmith," the author illustrates the potential for literature to enrich continuing medical education through the provision of knowledge about human nature and social structures. (SK)

Examines U.S. history from the perspective of radical historians. America has always provided a particularly favorable environment for positive imaginings of the past by the Left. (RM)

Describes the life and extensive work of the American sculptor, Daniel Chester French, whose statues have come to symbolize the spirit of America. His works include the Lincoln Memorial and the Minute Man. (AM)

Examines Lorena A. Hickok as a journalist and assesses her influence on Eleanor Roosevelt's relationships with the press, particularly women reporters, in the period immediately before and after Roosevelt's election as president in 1932. (Author/GT)

Focuses on the Library of Congress's housing of the Declaration of Independence from 1921 until its transfer to the National Archives in 1952. Also, discusses the library's role in preserving Jefferson's rough draft of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States. Lists print and Web resources. (PEN)

Examines migration patterns and collective experiences of the post-1965 arrivals from India against a historical backdrop of early Asian Indian experiences. Data come from previous research and interviews with immigrants who arrived between 1960-1970. Asian Indians are the most rapidly expanding immigrant group in the United States, with education…

Proposes a reinterpretation of historical periods in U.S. music history for the purpose of organizing research findings and for teaching music history. These suggested periods are: (1) the colonial period; (2) the introduction of music in the schools; (3) curricular development; (4) the expansion of music performance; and (5) aesthetic education.…

Relates the story of the evolution of Congressional abilities to conduct investigations of governmental figures and agencies. Uses a series of famous investigations including Teapot Dome, the Pecora Wall Street Investigation, Senator Harry Truman's war-profiteering investigations, Senator Joseph McCarthy's anticommunist investigations, and…

Between 1897 and 1911, Elizabeth Smith Miller and her daughter Anne Fitzhugh Miller filled the pages of seven scrapbooks with artifacts that document the activities of the Geneva Political Equality Club and other items related to the suffrage movement. The scrapbooks are now a part of the National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection in…

This column describes Grolier's new ten-volume reference set, "The Civil War." The volumes are easy to handle and the set's appearance is designed to appeal to middle level students. Arrangement is alphabetical from Abolition in volume one to Zouaves in volume ten with reasonable cross references to other relevant articles. Each volume contains a…

The simultaneous rise in popularity of radio and Franklin Delano Roosevelt's (FDR's) political fortune is an interesting historical twist of fate. Radio brought news alive, but left people free to create images in their imaginations. FDR's distinctive voice and jollity flowed into people's homes. His disability was invisible. Radio helped make…

Value themes were extracted from U.S. presidential inaugural addresses of the 19th and 20th centuries. The values most frequently extolled were liberty, belief in God, patriotism, justice, personal responsibility, and peace. More references to lowering taxes were made in the 19th compared with the 20th century and by Republicans compared with…