Hi, what do you want to do?
Curated OER
Robert Falcon Scott
This site provides a detailed biographical page about Robert Scott (1868-1912 CE), an Antarctic explorer, including pictures.
Harold D. Underdown
Children's Book Awards/ Award Winning Children's Books
Site includes information about the Caldecott Medal, the Newbery Medal, the National Book Award, the Coretta Scott King Award, and other National Awards from 2002-current. Includes a page on each award, links to press releases, and...
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Artists, Making of African American Identity: V. 1
The artwork of four nineteenth-century free blacks expressed in portraits, landscapes, sculpture, and photography. Links to works from Joshua Johnson, Robert Scott Duncanson, Edmonia Lewis, and Augustus Washington are provided.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General Robert Patterson
General Patterson, born in Cappagh, County Tyrone, Ireland, January 12th, 1792, died in Philadelphia, Pa., August 7th, 1881. He was commissioned first lieutenant of infantry in the War of 1812, and afterward served on General Joseph...
Curated OER
National Park Service: Cast Your Vote 1812
It is May 1812. America is on the brink of war and President James Madison is encouraging you to listen to different perspectives of possible outcomes. What do you think of the issues- and the decision to go to war? Listen and read about...
Other
Minnesota Author Biographies Project
This resource provides biographies for 36 past and present Minnesota authors.
The History Place
The History Place: Abraham Lincoln
This site provides an extensive timeline of the life and work of Abraham Lincoln. Throughout the timeline there are photos that can be enlarged and many, many links to speeches, papers, letters of Lincoln's. The site is very easy to...
Library of Congress
Loc: Patriotic Melodies
The Library of Congress site profiles 26 American patriotic songs with commentary, supporting visual material, and recordings of "America the Beautiful," "Fanfare for the Common Man" and the like.
Other
Civil War Book Reviews
This site provides good examples of critical book reviews of Civil War literature.
Open Library of the Internet Archive
Open Library: Hawbuck Grange
This ebook version of Robert Smith Surtees's Hawbuck Grange, Or, The Sporting Adventures Of Thomas Scott, Esq has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication,...
Other
Famous Singers
Biographical profiles of famous singers in major musical genres. Includes photo and links to snippets of their songs.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Flight: The Journey of Charles Lindbergh
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart was created to use with the story, Flight, by Robert Burleigh, in the Scott Foresman Reading Series for third grade. Students will preview and predict what the story will be about. The...
University of Pennsylvania
Romanticism: Authors
This resource provides links to many authors of the Romantic era. Biographies, works, and portraits are displayed for each author.