historical fiction

[Michele Missner <MISSNERM@VAXA.CIS.UWOSH.EDU>]

Date sent:  5-SEP-1994 15:04:45
thank you to everyone who responded to my query.  Several people asked for
results.  Her3e are most of them.  One of two got lost in moving them.

Michele,
    I don't want to seem like I'm "blowing our own horn", but please
don't overlook two Wilson Catalogs: Senior High School Catalog

(SHC) and Fiction Catalog.  The Index section of both books has
subjects for general time periods of American history, eg. "Frontier
and pioneer life" and specific times under subheads of United States--
History-- .

SHC uses Sears as a base for its subject headings, while Fiction uses
its own list, but it is loosely based on Sears.  Fiction catalog
doesn't break works out by grade level, but I think you'll see alot
of familar books.


BTW: Your request was phrased just right.


Dan Robinson
Editorial Specs Specialist
dan@info.hwwilson.com



Hi Michele.  As a former US History teacher I recommend this book:
An Annotated Bibliography of Historical Fiction for the Social Studies
by Fran Silverblank, Kendall Hunt Publishing Company, 1992 and sponsored
by the National Council for the Social Studies.  I also compiled my own
list of books based on sources from textbooks etc. if you want me to mail
it to you.     Janet Woodward

.
     Are you familiar with Elizabeth F. Howard's America as Story:
Historical Fiction for Secondary Schools and Dickinson's American
Historical Fiction by Virginia Brokaw Gerhardstein?  If not, please let
me know and I will provide citations.

Regards,

Gene LaFaille
Brunswick School
wick1@transit.nyser.net
Michelle,
     Here are two sources I have found useful in my high school library:
    America as Story, by Elizabeth Howard.  It is available from ALA.  1988
copyright date.
    Article al in American Heritage Magazine called "My Favorite Historical
Fiction"    (October,1992 issue - Has both American and other titles.0)
    Please forgive typing errors, for some reaseon this machine will not
let me
backspace or delete!  Don't you love technology?
                                 Joan Miller - Bexley High School Library















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