Cornell University
Cornell University: The Rush to Oklahoma
An observation printed in Harper's Weekly in 1889 about the Oklahoma land rush into the Indian Territory.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Around the World in 72 Days
This PBS site follows undercover journalist Nellie Bly (1864-1922) on her 72-day journey in 1889 around the world.
University of Arizona
The Promise of Gold Mountain: Southern Pacific Railroad Workers
The lesser-known story of the Chinese building of the Southern Pacific Railroad in Arizona.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1865 1898: The Knights of Labor
In the late nineteenth century, the Knights of Labor attempted to organize workers of all kinds into a union to improve working hours and conditions for laborers.
Vassar College
Vassar College: 1896: The Popularity of Bicycles
As part of the larger site about the year 1896, this article describes the bicycle craze at the end of the 19th century and includes newspaper articles and cartoons about this fad.
University of Michigan
Making of America: The Lost City!
This site from the University of Michigan provides the full text of "The Lost City!" published a bare year after the Chicago fire; includes illustrations and accounts of the fire.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ap Us History: 1865 1898: The American West: Reservation System
Discusses the Indian reservation system, the impact it had on Native Americans, violent clashes between whites and Indians, and how it was destroyed by the Dawes Act of 1887 and resurrected in the 1930s. Includes questions for students...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ap Us History: 1865 1898: The South After the Civil War: Jim Crow
Explains how Jim Crow laws came to be created in the South and what it meant for African Americans. Discusses the Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court case, how its decision was eventually overturned, and the events that brought an end to...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ap Us History: 1865 1898: After the Civil War: The New South
After the Civil War, there was some impetus to modernize the South's economy to make it more industrialized and less agrarian. It never gained traction while sharecropping and tenant farming did, ensuring the persistence of rural...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ap Us History: 1865 1898: The American West: The Gold Rush
Describes the impact of the California Gold Rush of 1848 which brought hundreds of thousands of gold-seeking migrants to the region. This massive influx of people to a place with little law enforcement and no infrastructure led to...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ap Us History: 1865 1898: The American West: The Dawes Act
Explains what the impact of the Dawes Act of 1887 was on Native American Indians. Discusses the conflicts between whites and Native Americans that led to its passage and amendments made later. Includes questions for students at end.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1865 1898: America Moves to the City
The industrial boom of the late nineteenth century led Americans and immigrants from the world over to leave farming life and head to the city.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Reading 2: The Glen Echo Amusement Park
A history of Glen Echo Amusement Park in particular and trolley parks in general. Includes comprehension questions.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Print Revolution
As the American population became more literate, there was more available to read. See how newspapers adapted to the thirst for news and other topics, and read about the new magazines that reached a reading public.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Victorian Values in a New Age
See the tension between Victorian morality and new ideas as America became urbanized. Read about the Comstock Law, and find out about the first woman to run for president,
Musicals 101
Cyber Encyclopedia of Musicals: The First Musical Comedies
Find out about Ned Harrigan and Tony Hart, a British musical duo, who brought musical comedies to the New York state.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "Turkeys Turning the Tables" by William D. Howells
"Turkeys Turning the Tables" is an amusing story that could be read aloud around Thanksgiving. Read the full text on this site.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Grant of Land for Gild Hall of St. Omer
Presents the original text of a grant by a local lord to township in order to build a guild hall for commercial transactions.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Sargent, the Daughters of Edward Darley Boit
View a picture and read a description of John Singer Sargent's painting "The Daughters of Edward Boit". This was a commissioned life-sized portrait of a wealthy Bostonian's four daughters.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Whistler, Symphony in White, No. 1: The White Girl
View pictures of "Symphony in White, No. 1: The White Girl" by James Abbott McNeill Whistler. Find out why it has been said that this is his most reviled artwork.
Washington State University
Washington State University: The William Dean Howells Society
This site from Washington State University links you to various pages about author William Dean Howells. Links include a biography, his works, and more.
Other
State University of New York: The Henry James Scholar's Guide to Web Sites
A comprehensive site on Henry James that has a huge collection of links to texts of his work, reviews, resources, and much, much more.
Stanford University
Beyond the Bubble: Creating Columbus Day
[Free Registration/Login Required] Assessment in which students use a primary source excerpt from President Benjamin Harrison's proclamation of Columbus Day as a national holiday in 1892 and their knowledge of history to answer a given...
Other
Barnum Museum
This website gives information on P.T. Barnum himself and special exhibits like Jumbo, the African elephant, and Tom Thumb.