Ch. 25: America Moves to the City
Cliff Dwellers by George Bellows, 1913
Resources
* Watch "America: The Story of US" Episode 7: Cities (Teacher's Guide)
The Urban Frontier (p. 557) - The Brooklyn Bridge (1890), tenements
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Read an excerpt from How the Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis and answer the response questions. (.doc)
- Watch "Hester Street" (1975; Netflix DVD)
Postwar Writing (p. 578)
- Read "The Two Acre Lot" and answer question(s). (1856)
- Listen Cavalcade of America: Trials and Triumphs of Horatio Alger
Families and Women in the City (p. 582)
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Read the trial excerpt "The United States of America v. Susan B. Anthony" and answer question(s). (1873)
Prohibition of Alcohol and Social Progress (p. 585)
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Read "Francis Willard Prays in a Saloon" (1874)
Artistic Triumphs (p. 586)
- 1893 Columbian Exposition - A Photo Montage (YouTube)
- Explore: World's Columbian Exposition
- Listen to Cavalcade of America: Phineas T. Barnum
Links
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On the Lower East Side: Observations of Life in Lower Manhattan at the Turn of the Century - Includes essays by Howells, Riis, and other observers.
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