Contents 1 Recommended websites, films and texts. 1.1 American Literature 1.2 American Culture 1.3 17th Century 1.4 18th Century 1.5 Native Americans and The West 1.6 Slavery in North America

Recommended websites, films and texts.

American Literature

• American Literature Sites/Author Bios/Period Timelines Excellent cite courtesy of Prof. Campbell of Gonzaga University.

• Etext Library of the University of Virginia 70,000 texts and over 300,000 images from American and British ephemera (many accessible by public) organized into subject areas like African American, Native American, Colonial Currency and famous people or periods.

American Culture

• National Archives History and digitized copies of important documents like the Declaration of Independence, Emancipation Proclamation, Civil War photos and various online exhibits revolving around national history.

• Library of Congress Check out “American Memory” and “Exhibitions” to see collections of photos, maps, etc.

17th Century

Conquest of the “New” World

• Cabeza de Vaca PBS bio and map
• Jamestown Site
• John Smith's maps

Witches

• Salem Witch Trials' Archive
• More on Witch Trials

Puritans

• Cotton Mather

18th Century

• Jonathan Edwards, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”

• Franklin's Inventions

• Franklin site

• Founding Fathers, Vol 1-4 (VHS). Historical overview with good, short bios on key figures. E302.5 .F686 2000

• The Madness of King George (VHS) Fictional account of real events. PN1997.M25377 B46 1995

• A Midwife’s Tale (VHS, 88 min.) Based on Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Laurel Ulrich. Great depiction of daily life in the 18th century. F29.H15 U472 1998

Native Americans and The West

• 19th Century Negative Images of Native Americans Copies of negative media illustrations and insight into depictions of Native Americans by Twain and Cooper.

• E-Text of Native American Authors Courtesy of University of Virginia.

• American Indian Center of Chicago

• Native American Authors: Teacher Resources and Links

• Storytellers: Contemporary Native American Authors

• Eiteljorg Museum of Native American and Western Art in Indianapolis, In.

• The Native Americans (VHS) Series. E77.N35 1994

• Distant Voices Thunder Words: Will the Oral Tradition of Storytelling Survive in the Modern World? (VHS) On oral traditions and how they influence contemporary Native writers. E98.F6D5 1990

• The West (VHS) Ken Burns produced this series on colonial expansion, focuses mostly on nineteenth century. F591 .W272 1996

• 500 Nations (VHS) Series hosted by Kevin Costner. Good historical overview, insight into ancient ruins and computer graphics that reconstruct the ancient sites. E77 .J7872 2004

• The Searchers (DVD) John Huston’s 1956 classic film with John Wayne and Natalie Wood. Ex-Confederate soldier searches for an Indian captive. Often considered one of the best films ever made--great cinematography, character development and interesting exploration of racism. Rental Collection

Slavery in North America

• Encyclopedia of American Slavery

• PBS Africans in America

• Library of Congress: Images of African-American Slavery & Freedom

• Equiano and Map

• Library of Congress: Slave Narratives of the 1930s

• Slavery’s Buried Past (DVD) Documentary on the 17th century African slave cemetery recently re-discovered in New York City. F128.39 .S53 2001

—Professor Lisa Higgins

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