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Thematic Materials

American Studies

  • American Folklore
    http://www.americanfolklore.net/This folklore site contains retellings of American folktales, Native American myths and legends, tall tales, weather folklore and ghost stories from each and every one of the 50 United States. You can read about all sorts of famous characters like Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, Jesse James, Davy Crockett, Daniel Boone, and many more.
  • American Rhetoric, The Power of Oratory
    http://www.americanrhetoric.com/Index to and growing database of 5000+ full text, audio and video (streaming) versions of public speeches, sermons, legal proceedings, lectures, debates, interviews, other recorded media events, and a declaration or two.
  • American Studies, University of Virginia
    http://xroads.virginia.edu/This site contains a good collection of relevant electronic texts (http://xroads.virginia.edu/%7EHYPER/hypertex.html) plus resources on timelines, virtual museum, map collections, multimedia resources, and more.
  • Americans at the Table
    http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itsv/0704/ijse/ijse0704.htm American cuisine is a rich mixture of many different sources and traditions. This site offers reflections on food and culture.
  • Basic Readings in U.S. Democracy
    http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/democrac/demo.htmAn in-depth collection of non-fiction and fiction readings on the topic of U.S. democracy and history.
  • History Channel Speeches: Classroom
    http://www.historychannel.com/classroom/classroom.htmlSpeeches (sound files) and classroom activities on a wide range of U.S. cultural and historical topics such as Women's History Month /Mothers of Invention, Ellis Island, George Washington, U.S. Civil War, America on the Move / Travel and Transportation.
  • New American Studies Web, Georgetown
    http://www.georgetown.edu/crossroads/asw/A topical database of over 2,000 web-based resources in American Studies.
  • Roots of American Studies, Richard Horwitz
    http://twist.lib.uiowa.edu/rhorwitz/rootsas.htmAn easy-to-read description about the development and current state of the field of American Studies. His homepage (http://twist.lib.uiowa.edu/rhorwitz/) has links to additional resources and documents.
  • Voice of the Shuttle
    http://vos.ucsb.edu/browse.asp?id=2739An extensive list of American writers and their works in chronological order.
  • Writers on America, US State Department
    http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/writers/ This site contains essays from fifteen U.S. writers who have attained a certain stature for their work. The group as a whole reflects the considerable diversity of American writing today.Each author wrote a response to the question, "In what sense do you see yourself as an American writer?"
  • Zoom in on America
    http://usinfo.pl/zoom/ A new publication of the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw and U.S. Consulate General in Krakow. The focus is on American culture and events. It also includes quizzes to test your English. You can receive Zoom every month by e-mail (in the .pdf format).

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