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American Culture in the Long 20th Century

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 15.02.07

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A Turn of the Century Reading of Yellow Death: A Story of Medical Sleuthing

Medea E. Lamberti-Sanchez

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Teacher and Student Bibliography

Bobek, Milan. 1900s . Prescott, AZ: El Dorado Inc, 2005. Print. This book is about the time period of the 1900’s. It offers a timeline of events in chronological order.

Callan, Jim. America In the 1900s and 1910s . New York: Facts On File, 2006. Print. This resource relies on pictures and events to tell the story of the events of the 1900s.

Campbell, Kumari. Cuba in Pictures. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications Co., 2005. Print. A resource centered on the historical and cultural background of Cuba.

Craats, Rennay. History of the 1900s . Mankato, MN: Weigl Publishers, 2002. A brief history of life in the 1900s.

Corey, Melinda. Chronology of 20th-Century America . New York: Facts on File, 2006. Print. A timeline of events in chronological order.

Crichton, Judy. America 1900: The Turning Point . New York: Henry Holt and Co., 1998. A book that chronicles the United States during the 1900s.

Gareth Stevens Pub, Our Century . Milwaukee, 1993. Print. This resource is one that outlines the events of the century using timelines and pictures.

Gould, Lewis L. Theodore Roosevelt . New York: Oxford University Press, 2012. The historical background of Theodore Roosevelt

Jurmain, Suzanne. The Secret of the Yellow Death: a True Story of Medical Sleuthing . Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2009. Print. The core novel revolving around four scientists searching for the cure of Yellow Fever.

Mann, Elizabeth, and Fernando Rangel. The Panama Canal . New York: Mikaya Press, 1998. Print. This resource tells the story of the Panama Canal and highlights Yellow Fever.

McNeese, Tim. Remember The Maine!: the Spanish-American War Begins .Greensboro, NC: Morgan Reynolds, 2002. The historical background of the Spanish American War

Morrison, Marion. Cuba. New York: Children’s Press, 1999. Print. This resource is a historical and cultural resource regarding Cuba.

Shmaefsky, Brian. Yellow Fever . New York, NY: Chelsea House, 2010. Print. The book discusses Yellow Fever and its causes, cures, and spread of diseases in other areas.

Woog, Adam, Michael V. Uschan, Erica Hanson, Petra Press, Stuart A. Kallen, Gini Holland, and Gail B. Stewart. A Cultural History of the United States: through the Decades . San Diego, CA: Lucent Books, 1999. A book that outlines the history of the United States in the 1900s.

Yapp, Nicholas. Getty Images, 1900s: Decades of the 20th Century . 2001. A book that highlights the timelines of the 1900’s in pictures.

Walker, Richard. Epidemics and Plagues . Boston, MA: Kingfisher, 2006. Print. This resource explains the epidemics and plagues of Yellow Fever, Malaria, Dengue Fever, and others.

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