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French Revolution |
Find here three information sources for assignments:
- Web sites
- Books in the DHS library on your topic.
- Databases
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http://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/
Search, browse, explore a site "with twelve topical essays, 250 images, 350 text documents, thirteen songs, thirteen maps, a timeline and a glossary." |
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http://library.thinkquest.org/C006257/revolution/default.shtml
A "Thinkquest" site: "Our web site .... covers why and how the Revolution occurred, how it was lived, celebrated, resisted, condemned, and suffered by men and women whose hopes and aspirations were hardly different from their 20th-century counterparts. Letters, poems, speeches, diaries, newspaper articles, movies, songs and videos are some of the resources used to enlighten you as to the Revolution and its events." |
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http://www.pbs.org/marieantoinette/index.html
Information from the PBS program; the site includes a very detailed timeline, information about royal life, biographies of some key figures, and information about other revolutions, including the relationship between the American and the French revolutions. |
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http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook13.html
Provides links to Primary Sources: "The Internet Modern History Sourcebook is one of series of history primary sourcebooks. It is intended to serve the needs of teachers and students in college survey courses." |
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http://www.chateauversailles.fr/en/
Daily life at the Palace; some of the site is only in French. |
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http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/history/virtual/core4-7.htm
Some of the links on this site are broken, but there is a useful overview/outline of the French Revolution. |
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Books in the DHS Library |
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Be sure to check the list of more than fifty titles, on the DHS library catalog >Choose Categories in the left column > Select "French Revolution."
These titles are of special interest:
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909 GOM A Little History of the World , 2005.
A reprint of a classic history aimed at young adults. See Chapter 34 "A Very Violent Revolution."
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944 WHA What Life Was Like During the Age of Reason, 1999.
A well-illustrated title aimed at young adults, concluding with the French Revolution.
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944.04 HIB The Days of the French Revolution, 1980.
An in-depth adult history, with 24 pp. of illustrations.
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Databases
If you would like help with a database search, please see Mrs. Davies in the DHS Library. |
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Type keywords "French Revolution" to see the main article in the online version of World Book. Once you are viewing the article, there are sidebars to the left and right of the article.
The sidebar on the left will allow you to navigate between topics of interest to you. The sidebar on the left provides "Related Information," including biographies and other encyclopedia entries about the French Revolution, as well as websites and periodical articles. There are also links to primary sources.
To retrieve information from this database from home, have your Dedham Public Library card handy, and click here for HOME ACCESS. You will need to select World Book from the databases list, once you are logged in. Then look for the link on the World Book page to "World Book Advanced." |
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For a "name search," it's often a good idea to set the search to "START OF LAST NAME" and then type LAST NAME FIRST in the search box, with a comma and a space before the first name. If you are unsure of the exact name, type only the last name and browse the results' list of names.
When results come back, you can tab between detailed biographies, and often recommended web sites and magazine articles.
To retrieve information from this database from home, have your Dedham Public Library card handy, and click here for HOME ACCESS. You will need to select Literary Reference Center from the databases list, once you are logged in. |
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Not all the articles are "full-text," so check the box to limit articles to "full-text" only.
Select the SUBJECT GUIDE SEARCH tab or set the search box drop-down menu to subject and click "Browse" to explore the topic "French Revolution." You will see related topics and subheadings in the database.
If the first few results don't look of interest, keep reading down the page! There are some interesting articles here, including those written in 1989, the 200th anniversary of the French Revolution.
This is an Infotrac database. To access from home, have your Dedham Public Library card handy, and click HERE FOR OUT OF SCHOOL ACCESS. |
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Last Updated 11/21/07/L.Davies |
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