Gillon, Steven M. 10 days that unexpectedly changed America.GILLON, Steven M. 10 days that unexpectedly changed America. Read by Stephen Hoye. 8 cds. 9 hrs. Books on Tape. 2006. 1-4159-2989-0. $45.00. Vinyl; content notes. JSA JSA - Japanese Standards Association. This is a companion piece to the History Channel program of the same name about 10 significant events in US history. It's a lively, high-quality production that could serve as a springboard to further reading and writing activities. A reading list is included with each topic. The author provides background information, discusses each event, and then continues with immediate and long-range effects. Gillon begins with the brutal Puritan attack on the Pequot Indians on May 26,1637. This is followed by Shays' Rebellion Shays’ Rebellion armed insurrection by Massachusetts farmers against the state government (1786). [Am. Hist.: NCE, 2495] See : Riot in January 1787; the discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill Sutter’s Mill where James Marshall discovered California gold (1848). [Am. Hist.: NCE, 2662] See : Discovery Sutter’s Mill site of first strike precipitating Gold Rush. [Am. Hist. Flexner, 175] See : Treasure on May 12 1848; the Battle of Antietam The Battle of Antietam (also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg, particularly in the South), fought on September 17, 1862, near Sharpsburg, Maryland, and Antietam Creek, as part of the Maryland Campaign, was the first major battle in the American Civil War to take place on beginning on September 17, 1862; the infamous Homestead Strike in July 1892; President McKinley's assassination Assassination See also Murder. assassins Fanatical Moslem sect that smoked hashish and murdered Crusaders (11th—12th centuries). [Islamic Hist.: Brewer Note-Book, 52] Brutus conspirator and assassin of Julius Caesar. [Br. on September 6, 1901; the Scopes monkey trial The criminal prosecution of John T. Scopes was an attack by citizens of Dayton, Tennessee, on a Tennessee statute that banned the teaching of evolution in public schools. The Butler Act, passed in early 1925 by the Tennessee General Assembly, punished public school teachers who taught in 1925; Elvis Presley's appearance on Ed Sullivan's television show; and, finally, the murder of three civil rights activists on June 21, 1964. Hoye assumes the role of storyteller or "guest speaker." His pleasant, even-toned unvoiced performance is pleasing to the ear and will hold the listener's attention. He even makes the reading of recommended reading lists interesting. Prof. John E. Boyd, Jenkintown, PA J--Recommend for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. S--Recommend for senior high school students. A--Recommend for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. |
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