Social Studies Documents

How do we make a "sound judgment" in a culturally diverse society? How do we know the best path to follow in an interdependent world? These stories, based on social-studies, help us to understand that personal and environmental relationships impact our lives and our world.

This page is an excerpt from The Korean War:  The Story and Photographs by Donald M. Goldstein and Harry J. Maihafer.  It describes the work...

Bookcover image of The Last Lion, Volume I: Winston Spencer Churchill: Visions of Glory, 1874-1932, by William Manchester.

John Newton was more than a writer of the world's most-popular hymn, "Amazing Grace." To learn more about his background, check out this book.  ...

Bookcover image of Life of Lord Kitchener (Volume Two), by Sir George Arthur.

DVD boxcover image of Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Memories and Perspectives video.

The Mayflower Compact—Cornerstones of Freedom, by Melissa Whitcraft, is about the Pilgrims' voyage to America and the colony they established (a...

When the Grimm Brothers and Charles Perrault were gathering and writing fairy tales, their works were intended more for young adults than young childr...

Image depicts the illustration that was used opposite the title page of Equiano's autobiography, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equi...

This broadside - "The Negro Woman's Appeal to Her White Sisters" - was a piece of abolitionist literature intended to emotionally impact white America...

Theo van Gogh (Vincent's brother) married Johanna in December of 1888.  They had a son - Vincent - but were separated by Theo's death in January ...

George Mason would not sign the U.S. Constitution because it did not contain a Bill of Rights.   He set-forth the reasons for his objections, as...

Theodore Roosevelt's first wife, Alice, died on Valentine's Day, 1884.  The image depicts his diary entry for that day:  The light has go...

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