Lesson Plan Black Women and the American Revolution 9, 10, 11, 12 Click to download this lesson plan.
Video: Book Breaks Harold Holzer - "Brought Forth on This Continent: Abraham Lincoln and American Immigration" Government and Civics Harold Holzer is a scholar of Abraham Lincoln and the political culture of the American Civil War era. He serves as Jonathan F. Fanton Director of the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College. Order Brought Forth on...
Video: Book Breaks Donald L. Miller and Kirk Saduski - "Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War against Nazi Germany" Government and Civics Donald L. Miller is the John Henry MacCracken Professor of History Emeritus at Lafayette College. Kirk Saduski is an award-winning producer. Order Masters of the Air at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission...
Lesson Plan The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere: Literature v. History Art, Government and Civics, Literature, World History 3, 4, 5 Click to download this three-lesson unit.
Lesson Plan President Dwight Eisenhower’s Farewell Address to the Nation, 1961 Government and Civics 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ Click here to download this four-lesson unit.
Video: Book Breaks Sarah Keyes - "American Burial Ground: A New History of the Overland Trail" Geography Sarah Keyes is an assistant professor of history at the University of Nevada. Order American Burial Ground at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link provided. Thank you...
Video: Inside The Vault Inside the Vault: The Overland Trail Geography, Government and Civics 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ What was life like along the Overland Trail in the 1820s? What hardships did travelers face? On March 7, 2024 our curators were joined by Dr. Sarah Keyes (University of Nevada, Reno) to discuss letters from people on the Trail. View...
Spotlight on: Primary Source A political cartoon of Grant and Lee, 1864 Art, Government and Civics During the first three years of the Civil War, a series of Union generals led the Army of the Potomac against Confederate General Robert E. Lee with little success. In March 1864, Abraham Lincoln appointed General Ulysses S. Grant...
Video: Book Breaks Brooke Barbier - "King Hancock: The Radical Influence of a Moderate Founding Father" Government and Civics Brooke Barbier is a public historian and independent scholar with a doctorate in American history from Boston College. Order King Hancock at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through...