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Lesson Plan

American Women and World War I

6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

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Video

What Caused the Civil War?

Government and Civics

5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

Collection Item

1810

Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815

Torpedo War, and Submarine Explosions

The book illustrates different methods of torpedo and submarine defense, that Robert Fulton invented himself. Contains 5 illustrations.

GLC03107.05318

Essay

Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877

Eric Foner

Government and Civics, World History

8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

In 1877, soon after retiring as president of the United States, Ulysses S. Grant, embarked with his wife on a two-year tour of the world. At almost every location, he was greeted as a hero. In England, the son of the Duke of...

Collection Item

1943

Fold-O-Globe

The Modern War and Reference Map

One item identified as a Fold-O-Globe patented by Gerald A. Eddy dated 1943. Contains four pages of different sections of the world showing every continent. Specifically notes the Axis presence throughout the war.

GLC09619.007