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Literature & War
 Websites presented in alphabetical order ArmenianHouse.org 
 This site "is an electronic library featuring a huge collection of documents on Armenian literature, history, religion and anything else Armenia-related. More texts are available in Armenian and Russian sections of the library." The site also features historical texts about the Armenian genocide and the Karabakh war, as well as recent poetry and prose. Browsable by subject or author. http://armenianhouse.org Topics: Literature & Books, Poetry Last updated Aug 18, 2004 The Civil War Through a Child's Eye
This lesson plan from the Library of Congress uses materials from the American Memory project to focus "on the use of historical fiction and primary sources to expand students' perceptions of the Civil War era. Literature and photographic images reflect, communicate, and influence human perspectives of historical events." The site features a teacher's guide, a slide show, and links to related information. http://memory.loc.gov/learn/lessons/99/civilwar/index.html Topics: History, Lesson Plans, Literature & Books, Literature: Fiction, Photograph Collections: History, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Sep 8, 2009 Documenting the American South (DAS)
Over 1,200 primary sources documenting the cultural history of the American South from the viewpoint of Southerners. It includes Southern literature to 1920; first-person narratives, including diaries, memoirs, ex-slave narratives, and travel accounts; the church in black communities to 1920; materials documenting life during the Civil War; and a collection on the history of North Carolina to 1940. Searchable. From the Academic Affairs Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. http://docsouth.unc.edu/ Topics: Black Resources, Literary Movements and Periods, Literature & Books, Nonfiction by Genre, U.S. History By Place, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Nov 17, 2004 Early Stuart Libels
This site provides "early seventeenth-century political poetry from manuscript sources. ... Though most of the texts are poems of satire and invective, others take the form of anti-libels. ... These poems throw new light on literary and political culture in England in the decades from the accession of King James I to the outbreak of the English Civil War. The edition is divided into chronological and thematic sections." From two history professors. http://www.earlystuartlibels.net/ Topics: History By Place, Literature & Books, Nonfiction by Genre, Poetry Last updated Oct 15, 2005 Eldritch Press
"Here are free, accessible books. Read them and go in peace." Categories include American literature; English literature; Russian and French literature (in translation); the Great War; world literature in English; "Messing About in Boats"; read-alouds; "Science, Biology, Physics, Bugs"; "Radicals and Squares"; and "Works About Christmas or Snow." Searchable. http://www.eldritchpress.org/ Topics: Literature & Books Last updated May 9, 2005 Harriet Beecher Stowe Center
"Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) is best known today as the author of 'Uncle Tom's Cabin,' which helped galvanize the abolitionist cause and contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War." This site provides information about her life and writings, her house in Hartford, Connecticut, digitized documents, bibliographies, and links to related sites. http://www.harrietbeecherstowecenter.org Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Literature & Books, Notable People: Women, United States History Last updated Feb 27, 2005 The Literature Network: H.G. Wells
A brief biography and full text of selected works by science fiction author H.G. (Herbert George) Wells. Includes the text of "The Time Machine" (1895), "The Invisible Man" (1897), and "The War Of The Worlds" (1898). Searchable. From the Literature Network, a commercial site whose pages include advertisements and may generate pop-ups. http://www.online-literature.com/wellshg/ Topics: Authors by Region, Literature & Books, Literature: Fiction Last updated Jul 6, 2005 Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse: Peace and Non-Violence Curriculum
Social studies curriculum for grades 1-6. Ideas for each grade level include self-knowledge, self-help, help to others, community projects, and humanities. Features profiles of peacemakers and an annotated children's bibliography containing works of fiction and nonfiction about global and personal peace, war, interpersonal relationships, and friendship. From the Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse. http://www.mincava.umn.edu/documents/pnvcur1-6/pnvcur1-6.html Topics: Children's Literature, Lesson Plans, Literature & Books, Social Issues Last updated Mar 6, 2004 The Nineteenth Century in Print: Books
"The books in this collection bear nineteenth century American imprints, dating mainly from between 1850 and 1880. They have been digitized by the University of Michigan. ... Currently, approximately 1,500 books are included." Searchable, or browsable by subject, author, title, or theme, such as the Civil War, slavery and abolition, religion, education, self-help and self-improvement, travel and westward expansion, and poetry. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpcoop/moahtml/mnchome.html Topics: Black Resources, Labor, Literary Movements and Periods, Literature & Books, Media, Nonfiction by Genre, Poetry, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts, United States History Last updated Apr 6, 2005 The Political Dr. Seuss
Companion site to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Independent Lens program on the political philosophy of children's author and illustrator Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel). Features audio clips of comments from Dr. Seuss on his career, a history of political cartooning, a gallery of his political cartoons from the World War II period and other illustrations, lesson plans, and related resources. http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/politicaldrseuss/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, Lesson Plans, Literature & Books, Media, Media, Politics Last updated Oct 26, 2004 Teen Books & More
Collection of fiction and nonfiction book reviews by library staff and by teen contributors. Also features topical fiction and nonfiction reading lists covering such subjects as sports, music, crafts, faith, family relationships, gender issues, war, and travel. Includes links to resources for teens in areas such as money, careers, and volunteering. From the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. http://www.carnegielibrary.org/teens/books/ Topics: Librarian Specialties, Librarianship, Literature & Books, Literature: Fiction, Nonfiction by Genre, Poetry Last updated Oct 8, 2009 Uncle Tom's Cabin & American Culture
This site provides access to the famous novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe, which is said to have been a cause of the Civil War. Users may browse all the primary material in the archive (texts, images, songs, 3-D objects, film clips, etc.) one at a time. They may also search all the primary material, or limit by the site's organizational categories. Use the Interpret Mode, which includes an interactive timeline, or virtual exhibits designed for exploring and understanding the primary material. http://utc.iath.virginia.edu/ Topics: Black Resources, Labor, Literature & Books Last updated Sep 22, 2009 |
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