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Full-text articles to support research in history and genealogy and lesson plans to support student learning.
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In neighborhoods, schools, community centers, and workplaces, people are using oral history to capture and collect the kinds of stories that the history books and the media tend to overlook: stories of personal struggle and hope, of war and peace, of family and friends, of beliefs, traditions, and values--the stories of our lives.Catching Stories: A Practical Guide to Oral Historyis a clear and comprehensive introduction for those with little or no...
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As a celebration of Elgin Community College's 60th anniversary, a group of faculty, staff and students spent almost two years conducting research to create this book. Their research included the study of thousands of archival photographs and newspaper accounts, hundreds of videos, and dozens of oral interviews. The resulting book and DVD address significant moments in the college's history, quoting many of those directly involved in shaping college...
70) Shoah
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Criterion collection volume 663
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Over a decade in the making, this monumental investigation of the unthinkable: the murder of more than six million Jews by the Nazis. Using no archival footage, Claude Lanzmann instead focuses on first-person testimonies (of survivors and former Nazis, and other witnesses), employing a circular, free-associative method in assembling them. The intellectual yet emotionally overwhelming Shoah is not a film about excavating the past but an intensive portrait...
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Thoreau's views on the importance of nature, of the courage to stand up for what is right, the conviction of one's dreams, and the pursuit of the simple life challenge young people to think for themselves compassionately about themselves, and to think about their relationships with nature and with others in society.
77) Into the rising sun: in their own words, World War II's Pacific veterans reveal the heart of combat
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Patrick O'Donnell uncovers the hidden history of World War II by tracking down and interviewing its most elite troops: the Rangers, Airborne, Marines, and First Special Service Force, forerunners to America's Special Forces. These veterans were often the first in and the last out of every conflict, from Guadalcanal and Burma to the Philippines and the black sands of Iwo Jima. They faced a cruel enemy willing to try anything, including kamikaze flights...