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Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, History Resources, on the site Internet Resources For Teaching American History 3 days, 3 hours ago
Teaching Resources
National Education Clearinghouse
Historical ThinkingMapping
Historic Maps-Rumsey Collection
HypercitiesWorld History
http://www.gapminder.org/
http://www.silkroadproject.org/
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Mark Tebeau commented on the post, Does the environment determine Empire or does the Empire determine the environment?, on the site Readings in Environmental History 5 days, 4 hours ago
Not anti-historical, ahistorical. And, I think that the question is really not whether the Aztecs would have been able to defeat the Spanish, but whether or not particular global environmental conditions outside […]
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Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, Power of Place & Nature’s Metropolis, on the site U.S. Urban History 1 week ago
Excerpts of Dolores Hayden, The Power of Place, have been placed on Electronic Course Reserve. Read them in their entirety, as well as the whole book when it comes in. We will only be discussing the ECR readings […]
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Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, Archive Day, on the site U.S. Urban History 1 week, 3 days ago
Today, we meet in RT301 to learn about the Cleveland Memory Collection.
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Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, Week 2, on the site U.S. Urban History 1 week, 5 days ago
This week, we discuss Howard Chudacoff’s Evolution of Urban Society, focusing on the period before the 19th century. We also read Hayden’s Power of Place, to explore how we understand landscape and how we study […]
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Mark Tebeau commented on the post, The Potato and the East European, on the site Readings in Environmental History 1 week, 6 days ago
Now you have me thinking about the potato (spelled with an e or not?) What specifically accounts for the spread of the potatoe into Eastern (or perhaps a better term is Central) Europe? Ecological factors, […]
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Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, The Columbian Exchange, on the site Readings in Environmental History 1 week, 6 days ago
Think specifically about the exchanges discussed. Consider the sources used by Crosby. Think about the originality of the thesis, as presented nearly 40 years ago. And, consider the implications for how we now […]
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Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, Atchafalaya, on the site Readings in Environmental History 2 weeks, 4 days ago
John McPhee’s essay on the Atchafalaya River in Control over Nature can be read by downloading the pdf attached to this link. You may also want to read the slightly briefer version in the New Yorker. To connect […]
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Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, January 17, 2012, on the site Readings in Environmental History 2 weeks, 5 days ago
Read section I; Paradise Lost and Found of Uncommon Ground.
Also read McPhee’s essay “Atchafalaya,” which I will link to on this website.
Note that the entire site is under construction; look for it to be […]
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Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, Mobile Historical, on the site Center for Public History + Digital Humanities 1 month ago
We are excited to announce that Spokane Historical, Baltimore Historical, and New Orleans Historical will be up and running as beta proof of concepts in the next six weeks.
Mobile Historical is a mobile app […]
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Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, Paper: Civil War, on the site U.S. History to 1877 2 months ago
What caused the American Civil War? Describe the factors that led to the war and how various constituencies differed in their understanding of the war’s origins. Also, consider the War’s consequences? What were […]
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Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, Posters + Grades + Assignments, on the site U.S. Urban History 2 months, 1 week ago
Tomorrow, in class discussion we will synthesize the broader urban history themes of the course.
On 11/29, Interpretive Essays are due.
On 12/1 all Omeka Posters are due. Later posters will receive a […]
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Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, Course readings, on the site U.S. Urban History 2 months, 4 weeks ago
11/8:
Gladwell, The Terrazo Jungle (ECR)
Cohen, Chapters 5/6 from Consumer’s Republic (ECR)
Isenberg (continuing)11/10:
Michney, on the Hough rebellions
Moore, on school desegregation
Isenberg
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Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, Slavery, on the site U.S. History to 1877 3 months ago
This week, we will focus on the history and expansion of slavery.
Here is a nice essay on visualizing slavery through maps and other sources.
Browse the Library of Congress’s collection of images on […]
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Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, Schedule, on the site U.S. Urban History 3 months, 3 weeks ago
10/18; Bibliography due; discuss Hammack et. al.
10/20; Read and Discuss Isenberg + Cohen, Encountering Mass Culture (ecr)
10/25; Discuss Isenberg
10/27; research day (responding to bibliography)
11/1: […]
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Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, Immigration, on the site U.S. Urban History 3 months, 3 weeks ago
This week we will read a lot. Pay attention to your reading groups for specific assignments. You should read chapters of David Hammack, editor, Identity, Conflict, & Cooperation. For further reference read John […]
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Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, The Cotton Gin, on the site U.S. History to 1877 4 months ago
Think about the cotton gin and its invention as a beginning point for thinking about the industrial revolution.Taken from: http://invention.smithsonian.org/centerpieces/whole_cloth/u2ei/index.html.
Read and […]
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Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, Paper-Revolution, on the site U.S. History to 1877 4 months ago
How radical was the American Revolution? Assess the legacy of the Revolution. In what ways did politics, economics, and/or society change or stay the same? Define your terms and use course materials to explain […]
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Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, October 21: Cities & Urban Life, on the site U.S. History to 1877 4 months ago
Review the above three images; answer the following questions.
1. When was the period of greatest immigration, prior to the Civil War?
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Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, Volunteer Firefighting, on the site U.S. History to 1877 4 months ago
Firefighting industrialized in the nineteenth century; you will see a movie today in class which describes the process. Prepare answers for the following questions for class on October 19, 2009.
1. Describe the […]
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