Teacher Resources
Ambrose, Stephen E. Nothing Like It In The World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroads 1863-1869. Simon & Schuster. November 2001. Provides background info and fascinating photos re: the building of America's railroad system.
Cavan, Seamus. Coming to America: The Irish-Amercan Experience. Millbrook Press. Brookfield, CT. 1993. Informative background info on Irish-American heritage.
Chang, Iris. The Chinese in America: A Narrative History. Penguin Books. New York March 2004. Examines Chinese immigration from the 1850s to the 21 st century with section on Irish harassment of Asians during the Central Pacific Railroad construction.
Franklin, John Hope and Moss, Jr., Alfred A. From Slavery to Freedom: A History of African Americans. April 2000. Provides in-depth background info re: black heritage.
McGraw-Hill, New York, 2000. Ignatiev, Noel. How the Irish Became White. Routledge Press. New York and Great Britain. September 2008. Highlights Irish immigration to America and their "outcast status" as newcomers to the U.S. A fascinating look at immigration and the dynamics of race in America from multiple perspectives.
Morgan, Kenneth. Slavery and Servitude in Colonial America. NYU Press. New York, August 2001. A comparative look at indentured servitude and black slavery during the 17 th and 18 th centuries and how they helped lay the economic framework of America.
Ward. Geoffrey C. The West: An Illustrated History. Back Bay Books, New York. October 2003. An illustrated history of the American West; zeroes in on Native American resistance and European westward expansion.
Zinn, Howard. A People's History of the United States. Harper Perennial Modern Classics. New York, November 2010. Provides a refreshing, culturally-inclusive account of American History.
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