The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History


PODCASTS: HISTORIANS ON THE AMERICAN WEST
Patricia Limerick: Government Incentives to Settle The WestPLay Now
Richard White: The Rural West vs. the Urban West PLay Now

For more historians' lectures, including Daniel Wildcat on Nature, Culture, and Native Americans and Elliott West on Guns, Horses, and the Grass Revolution, please visit our audio podcast page


OUR ONLINE JOURNAL: HISTORY NOW
Issue No. 9, Richard White: Born Modern: An Overview of the West
Issue No. 9, Elliott West: A New Look at the Great Plains
Issue No. 9, John Mack Faragher: The Myth of the Frontier
Issue No. 9, Ned Blackhawk: American Indian Autonomy
Issue No. 9, Virginia Scharff: Women of the West



CURRICULUM MODULES FROM OUR WEBSITE
Our Curriculum Modules provide a succinct historical overview, lesson plans, quizzes, primary sources and other resources on the following topics:

Westward Expansion (1820-1860)

The Coming of the Civil War (1819 - 1860)
The United States Becomes a World Power (1890-1920)



DOCUMENTS AND EXHIBITIONS


 




THE HISTORY SHOP




United States, 1862
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An American Sampler: Poems
and Songs that Celebrate our Nation’s Past

Many of the songs and poems in this sampler celebrate the promise of the United States of America and explore the various traditions that came together to shape our shared past.

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American History: Elementary School Edition - $225.
A multimedia resource kit that includes ten classroom-ready American history units from Native Americans through the Civil Rights Movement. The box introduces critical topics in American history with hands-on activities including games, letters, poems, maps, songs, and posters. Document-based units encourage critical thinking and literacy skills for students in grades three through eight. More Info


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