Teaching
History Online
Number
49: 1st September, 2002
Introduction
1.
Wall
Street Crash
2.
Voices
of the Powerless
3.
Without
Sanctuary
4.
World
Monuments Watch
5.
The
Titanic: An Interactive Game
6.
Women's
Labor History
7.
The
Heritage of the Great War
8.
War
Medals
9.
Wagons West
Introduction
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Wall
Street Crash: On
3rd September 1929 the stock market reached an all-time high. In the
weeks that followed prices began to decline. Then on 24th October,
over 12,894,650 shares were sold. Prices fell dramatically as sellers
tried to find people willing their shares. That evening, five of the
country's bankers, led by Charles E. Mitchell, chairman of the National
City Bank, issued a statement saying that due to the heavy selling
of shares, many were now under-priced. This statement failed to halt
the reduction in demand for shares. On 29th October, over 16 million
shares were sold. The
market had lost 47 per cent of its value in twenty-six days. This
website provides an overview of the Wall Street Crash, the personal
accounts of several people who experienced these dramatic events and
a good collection of links.
Voices
of the Powerless: Over the last six weeks Melvyn Bragg has been
exploring the lives of the ordinary working men and women of Britain
on BBC Radio 4. Bragg has concentrated on six critical moments in
British history: the Norman Conquest, the Peasants' Revolt, the Reformation,
the Plantation of Ireland, the Civil War and the Plague. The six programmes
are now available from the BBC website.
Without
Sanctuary: Searching through America's past for the last 25 years,
collector James Allen uncovered an extraordinary visual legacy: photographs
and postcards taken as souvenirs at lynchings throughout America.
With essays by Hilton Als, Leon Litwack, John Lewis and James Allen,
these photographs have been published as a book – "Without
Sanctuary" by Twin Palms Publishers. The online version of this
book is now available. Please be aware before entering the site that
much of the material is very disturbing. An exhibition of the photographs
is currently on show at the Martin Luther King National Historic Site
in Atlanta.
World Monuments Watch:
The World Monuments Watch, a global program launched in 1995, calls
attention to imperiled cultural heritage sites around the world, and
directs timely financial support to their preservation. A panel of
leading international experts selects the List of 100 Most Endangered
Sites from nominations submitted to WMF every two years by governments,
organizations active in the field of cultural preservation, and individuals.
The website has a photograph of each threatened monument and a brief
account of its history.
The
Titanic: An Interactive Game: In this simulation produced by Heather
Wheeler, students have to solve the case of Treachery on the Titanic.
The game contains images, sound effects and moving images and can
be used as an introductory or revision lesson on the Titanic, or can
be used to show the skills used by an historian to collect evidence.
Women's
Labor History: This directory of websites on Women's Labor History
has been compiled by the American Federation of State, County and
Municipal Employees. The material is organized under the headings:
Women's Labor History, Women's Trade Union League, Mother Jones and
Other Women in the Mines, Women and Labor in the Textile Industries,
Wobbly Women, Famous Women in Labor History and Women's Labor Songs.
The
Heritage of the Great War is dedicated to the events and consequences
of World War One. This website puts some emphasis on unorthodox and
thought-provoking points of view. And it shows people rather than
strategic plans or statistics. To this end this site features one
of the most extensive and explicit World War One photo collections
on the Internet. The articles on this website are mainly in English,
some are in Dutch (Flemish) only. There are special sections for English
and Dutch speaking students, where they will find help with their
schoolwork.
War
Medals: A website devoted to buying and selling war medals. Visitors
can view a large collection of German, American, British, French,
Russian, Belgian and Polish medals. There is also a forum where visitors
can ask questions about medals and badges.
Book
Section
ISBN 0 224 06009 0
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In all the sagas of human migration, none can top the drama
of the journey by mid-Western farmers to Oregon and California
in the years 1840-49. Seeking the promised land, these travellers
trekked two thousand miles by covered wagon from Missouri
to their destination on the Pacific. Although they used mountain
men as guides, they went almost literally into the unknown,
braving dangers from hunger, thirst, disease, drowning and
Indians. Using original diaries and memoirs, Frank McLynn
underscores the incredible heroism and dangerous folly on
the overland trails.
Author:
Frank McLynn
Publisher:
Jonathan
Cape
Price:
£20.00
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