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Challenging Assumptions: Primary Sources

Primary Sources

Primary Sources

Explore the resources below to find primary sources related to your research. 

eBooks

The Gilded Age and Progressive Era

Examines the historical context and primary sources related to the themes of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, The Yellow Wallpaper, The Jungle, and A Lost Lady. ABC-CLIO

The Jazz Age

Primary Source documents related to the themes of books that where written during the Jazz Age. Books referenced include: Babbit, The Great Gatsby, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, The Sun Also Rises, and Passing.

Depression Era, the: a Historical Exploration of Literature

ABC-CLIO eBook that includes primary sources and historical context related to themes in As I Lay Dying, Of Mice and Men, Grapes of Wrath, and A Native Son.

The American Slave

A collection of books with slave narratives from ABC-CLIO. (Primary Sources).

Daily Life Through American History in Primary Documents

Get insight into how American Life in past eras really was. Eras included: Colonial Period through American Revolution, American Revolution to the Civil War, Civil War to World War I, and World War I to the Present. ABC-CLIO

The National Security Doctrines of the American Presidency

This two-volume set provides a chronological view of the foreign policy/national security doctrines of key American presidents from Washington to Obama.

American Slavery: A Historical Exploration of Literature

Historical context and primary sources related to themes from The Life of Frederick Douglass, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. ABC-CLIO

The Chicano Movement

This book explores the historical context and primary sources related to the themes of Chicano Literature including Bless Me, Ultima, The Migrant Earth, The Revolt of the Cockroach People, and The House on Mango Street.

The Jacksonian and Antebellum Eras

Primary Source documents from the Jacksonian and Antebellum eras are analyzed and given historical context.

World War I

This book includes essays, primary source documents, and chronology for WWI.

1960s Counterculture

An era that changed America forever is analyzed through the words of those who led, participated in, and opposed the protest movements that made the 1960s a signature epoch in U.S. culture. includes commentary and context for primary source documents.

The 9/11 - Documents

This work offers a sweeping collection of A–Z entries and primary source documents that presents a thorough examination of all the individuals, groups, and events surrounding the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Databases

Newspapers.com

Accessible in the Shrewsbury High School building.

Historical New York Times

Access with a Boston Public Library eCard

HeritageQuest Online

HeritageQuest is a family history database powered by Ancestry and provided through ProQuest.

Ancestry in the Classroom

Accessible in the Shrewsbury High School building.

Fold 3

Accessible in the Shrewsbury High School building.

Facts on File: Issues and Controversies

Strong resource to explore modern issues and controversies in the United States.

Facts on File: Issues and Controversies in American History

Explore controversies from American history.

Using Primary Sources

Using Primary Sources

This book provides fresh, adaptable, and easy-to-implement primary source literacy exercises to improve their teaching and engage their students.

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