Jewish Heros in America: Edna Ferber

Though often used in shows of patriotism, Bruce Springsteen's 1985 song "Born in the U.S.A." is critical of America's role in the Vietnam war and its treatment of American veterans. High schoolers analyze the song's lyrics in an activity...

A recipient of the Nobel Prize for literature in 1978, Isaac Singer was one of the greatest Yiddish writers of all time.

This site has biographical information on this noted female journalist and television superstar.

The Appleton Public Library presents a significant collection of material on the novelist Edna Ferber (Giant, Show Boat, Ice Palace, and so on). Ferber grew up in Appleton, WI. Features include a biography, photographs, a listing of...

This is the full text of the short story "A Bush League Hero" by Edna Ferber, a story about a small town in America and the hopes and dreams of those people we meet every day, even now. Full of hope and dreams.

This site features the author Edna Ferber including the full text of 19 short stories including "Farmer in the Dell" and "One of the Old Girls".

This brief biography of Ferber accents her ethnic and religious heritage, as well as giving information about her life and career.

Young scholars examine the life and works of various Latin American women. After reading excerpts of each work, they answer comprehension questions and discuss as a class. In groups, they re-write the Equality of Rights in their own...

The final lesson of a three-part series on Kate Chopin's The Awakening has scholars investigate life as a woman in late nineteenth-century America. They research the role of women in society through the eyes of the characters in the...

Kate Chopin's The Awakening introduces readers not only to the lush Louisiana setting of Grand isle but also to the nuances of Creole culture. the second lesson in a three-part series examines how Chopin's use of literary realism and...