A Brief History
This article provides links to online versions of the various novels and films used in our class on American History after the Civil War. Please click on the book or film’s title to read that book or watch that film online.
Digging Deeper
Module #1: Reconstruction and the Expansion of American Civilization, 1865-1890
Movie: Shane (1953)
Module #2: America’s Appearance on the World Stage, 1890-1918
Book: Maggie: A Girl of the Streets (1893)
Book: Ragged Dick; or, Street Life in New York with the Boot Blacks (1868)
Book: The Jungle (1906)
Module #3: The Interwar Years, 1918-1941
Movie: The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Movie: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Module #4: America’s Rise to World Leadership, 1941 – 1968
Book: Why We Can’t Wait (1964)
Module #5: Modern America, 1968 – Present
Movie: Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967)
Movie: Do the Right Thing (1989)
Question for students (and subscribers) to ponder: What is your favorite reading or film of the semester?
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Historical Evidence
For more information, please see…
Crane, Stephen. Maggie, a Girl of the Streets and Other New York Writings (Modern Library Classics). Modern Library, 2001.
Ford, John, dir. The Grapes of Wrath (The Ford at Fox Collection). 20th Century Fox, 2007.
Gardner, Grover, Upton Sinclair, et al. The Jungle. Blackstone Audio, Inc., 2011.
Kramer, Stanley, dir. Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (40th Anniversary Edition). Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2008. DVD.
Lee, Spike, dir. Do the Right Thing. Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, 2009. Blu-ray.
Mulligan, Robert, dir. To Kill a Mockingbird. Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, 2015. Blu-ray.
Stevens, George, director. Shane. PARAMOUNT, 2017.