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In Volume II Issue 1

  • Coming to America
    Six Simple Steps on Getting Through Ellis Island Read the full article here.
  • A Burning Question -
    What to Do With a Witch?
  • Freedom and Justice for All
    An Interview Ida B. Wells
  • Everyday Low, Low Prices!
    A Trip Through the Largest Market in the Aztec Empire
  • Word on the Street - A House Divided
    What is your reaction to Mr. Lincoln’s speech?
  • George's Goodbye Gala
    A Tearful Washington at Fraunces Tavern
  • Blind Man's Bluff
    Play this game and go blind!
  • Go West!
    An inside look at a secret message to Congress


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  • Coming to America
  • “Ellis Island History – A Brief Look.” Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island. March 30, 2006. The National Park Service. April 23, 2006 http://www.nps.gov/stli/serv02.htm#Ellis
  • Perec, Georges, with Robert Bober. Ellis Island. New York: The New Press, 1995.
  • Sandler, Martin W. Island of Hope: The story of Ellis Island and the journey to America. USA: Scholastic Inc., 2004
  • Yans-McLaughlin, Virginia, and Marjorie Lightman (with the Statue of Liberty – Ellis Island Foundation). Ellis Island and the Peopling of America: The Official Guide. New York: The New Press, 1997.
  • Yans-McLaughlin, Virginia. “What Happened on Ellis Island?” The History Channel.Rutgers University, New Jersey. 23 April 2006 http://www.historychannel.com/ellisisland/gateway/inspectorstory.html
  • topA Burning Question: What To Do With a Witch?
  • Asirvatham, Sandy. The Salem Witch Trials. Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers, 2002.
  • Charles, Peter. The Salem Witchcraft Trials: A Legal History. Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas, 1997.
  • Hoffer, Peter Charles. The Devil’s Disciples: Makers of the Salem Witchcraft Trials. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996.
  • Norton, Mary Beth. In the Devil’s Snare: The Salem Witchcraft Trials of 1692. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2002.
  • Richardson, Katherine W. The Salem Witchcraft Trials. Salem: Peabody Essex Museum, 1994.
  • topFreedom and Justice for All
  • “Ida B. Wells-Barnett House.” We Shall Overcome: Historic Places of the Civil Rights Movement. The National Park Service. 24 April 2006 http://www.cr.nps.gov/nR/travel/civilrights/il2.htm
  • Royster, Jacqueline Jones, ed. Southern Horrors and Other Writings: The Anti-Lynching Campaign of Ida B. Wells, 1892-1900. Boston, New York: Bedford Books, 1997.
  • Townes, Emilie M. Womanist Justice, Womanist Hope. Atlanta, Georgia: Scholars Press, 1993.
  • Wells, Ida B. “Lynch Law in America.” The Arena Jan. 1900: 15-24. University of Washington. 6 March 1998. 25 April 2006 http://courses.washington.edu/spcmu/speeches/idabwells.htm.
  • Wells, Ida B.,and Alfreda M. Duster, ed. Crusade for Justice: The Autobiography of Ida B. Wells. Chicago, London: The University of Chicago Press, 1970.
  • topEveryday Low, Low Prices!
  • Aguilar-Moreno, Manuel. Handbook to Life in the Aztec World. Los Angeles: Facts on File Inc., 2006.
  • Berdan, Frances F. The Aztecs. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1989.
  • Boone, Elizabeth Hill. The Aztec World. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books, 1994.
  • Davies, Nigel. The Aztec Empire: The Toltec Resurgence. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987.
  • Hooker, Richard. “The Mexica/Aztecs.” Civilizations in America. 1999. Washington State University. 23 Apr 2006 http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/CIVAMRCA/AZTECS.HTM
  • Townsend, Richard F. The Aztecs. New York: Thames and Hudson Ltd, 1992.
  • topThe Roving Reporter: A House Divided
  • Abraham Lincoln. POTUS. The Internet Public Library. http://www.ipl.org/div/potus/alincoln.html
  • Abraham Lincoln. The White House. http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/al16.html
  • Davis, Kenneth C. Don’t Know Much About Abraham Lincoln. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2004.
  • Goodwin, Doris Keane. Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2005.
  • Lincoln, Abraham. House Divided Speech. 16 June 1858. From Speeches and Writings. Abraham Lincoln Online. http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln/speeches/house.htm
  • Otfinoski, Steven. Abraham Lincoln: America’s 16th President. New York: Children’s Press, 2004.
  • topGeorge’s Goodbye Gala
  • Fleming, Thomas. Liberty! The American Revolution. New York: Viking, 1997.
  • “Washington Said Farewell To Officers At Fraunces Tavern At War's End” Fraunces Tavern Museum. Viewed July 29, 2006 http://frauncestavernmuseum.org/mus_farewell.html
  • “Tavern History” Fraunces Tavern. Viewed July 29, 2006 http://frauncestavern.com/index2.htm
  • topBlind Man’s Bluff
  • “17th-Century Pastimes and Sports” Lesson Plans. Teachervision.com. Viewed 8/29/2006. http://www.teachervision.fen.com/history/sports/5772.html
  • “Pioneer Games” Thinkquest. Viewed 8/29/2006. http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0210182/games.html#blind
  • topSecret Message Sent to Congress!
  • “Jefferson’s Confidential Letter to Conress.” Monticello: The Home of Thomas Jefferson. Viewed 3 May 2006. http://monticello.org/jefferson/lewisandclark/congress_letter.html
  • “Jefferson’s Secret Message Regarding the Lewis and Clark Expedition.” Primary Documents in American History. Library of Congress. 7 March 2006. Viewed 3 May 2006. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Lewis.html
  • “The West.” Thomas Jefferson. Library of Congress. 6 Feb. 2001 Viewed 3 May 2006. http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/jefferson/jeffwest.html
  • “Westward Expansion.” American West. Viewed on 3 May 2006. http://www.americanwest.com/pages/wexpansi.htm
  • Naylor, Brian. “Lewis and Clark: A Bicentennial of Discovery.” National Public Radio 18 Jan 2003. Viewed 3 May 2006. (Audio) http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=925363
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