eBooks and other Publications: “Books, research papers, catalogs, teaching aids, and more. Authored by archivists and other experts on the National Archives’ staff, our publications provide information about the National Archives and its holdings, and also include works about professional archival practice, and scholarly works on people and events of historical interest.” (www.archives.gov/publications)
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From the eBooks page: books and exhibit guides for mobile devices, MACs, and PCs.
www.archives.gov/publications/ebooks
A featured example:
“This eBook presents the Emancipation Proclamation in its social and political context with documents in the National Archives’ holdings that illustrate the efforts of the many Americans, enslaved and free, white and black, by whom slavery was abolished in the United States. It was created to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation.”
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Other titles from the eBooks page:
America and the World: Foreign Affairs in Political Cartoons, 1898–1940.
America and the World is an eBook designed to teach students about United States history through the analysis of political cartoons.
Baseball: The National Pastime in the National Archives.
This ebook tells the story of our national pastime through documents, photographs, audio, video, and other records preserved at the National Archives.
Exploring the United States Constitution.
This ebook is a compilation of articles written by our Education staff over the last three decades. It was created in celebration of the 225th anniversary of the signing of the Constitution in Philadelphia in 1787.
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Putting the Bill of Rights to the Test Workbook.
This workbook includes primary sources to help students explore some of the core concepts, or protections, found in the Bill of Rights, and how they’ve been tested throughout American history.
Amending America.
This is the exhibition catalog for the National Archives exhibit “Amending America.” Discover the remarkably American story of how we amended, or attempted to amend, our Constitution in order to form a more perfect union.
Representing Congress: Clifford K. Berryman’s Political Cartoons.
Representing Congress is an eBook which presents a selection of political cartoons and learning resources to engage students in a discussion of what Congress is, how it works, and what it does.
What’s Cooking, Uncle Sam?
This eBook is an adaptation of the exhibition catalog for The National Archives Museum’s popular “What’s Cooking, Uncle Sam?” exhibit. The records featured in “What’s Cooking” were all produced in the course of Government efforts to ensure that Americans enjoy an ample, safe, and nutritious diet.
Congress Creates the Bill of Rights.
This eBook focuses on James Madison’s leadership role in creating the Bill of Rights, effectively completing the U.S. Constitution.
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