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From: "ishwarla.joshi" <ishwarla.joshi@neomin.org> Subject: HIT: Electronic Art pictures- Hundreds estion for books or websites concerning my question. My original question was: Every year the 7th grade in my school has a debate between the Loyalists and the Patriots concerning separation from the mother country, England. We have many books written from the standpoint of the Patriots, but would like to find books written with the Loyalists' viewpoint. The books I have found so far are out of print or too scholarly for middle schoolers. (I did some more searching on the Internet and simply typing in "Loyalists" brings up a wealth of sites, many dealing with genealogy and tracing one's Loyalist ancestors. There is "A Loyalist Bibliography" at http://www.magma.ca/~ekipp/loybib.htm but many of the books may be out of print. As far as bookstores go, I remember browsing through a wonderful store at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, run by the National Park Service, with many books of varying levels on the Revolution.) Here are the responses I received, with many thanks again! J. Bergson ___________________________________________________________ I know of one great title- Katie's Trunk. I don't know the author, but I recently ordered it on titlewave. I read this story to one of my 5th grade classes and then had a "hot seat" where one of my students took the role of Katie in the book and her classmates were able to ask her questions about her feelings, etc. ____________________________________________________________ (This answer is from the David Library of the American Revolution in Washington Crossing, PA: In order to find loyalist material that is in print, I would suggest you do a keyword search on "loyalists" at either Amazon.com or bn.com and see what you come up with -- there are plenty of titles still in print. Many deal with specific states, but there should be a couple more general studies available that your students would find interesting. Cordially, Rachel Rachel K. Onuf Research Associate David Library of the American Revolution P.O. Box 748 Washington Crossing, PA 18977 215.493.6776 _____________________________________________________________ Sorry, I don't have book suggestions but this Web site might provide useful print outs. Maybe you'll find a bit of useful information at: http://users.erols.com/candidus/index.htm and http://users.erols.com/candidus/music.htm This site concerns the Loyalist point of view in Maryland. (The Candidus site provides a list of book picks on the American Revolution and British Military History, several of which might be good, but hard to tell without looking at them. J.Bergson) ______________________________________________________________ I have two titles to suggest: The Keeping Room -- can't recall the author but it's fairly recent. The other is The King's Rangers by John Brick. A little older, but good readers could handle it. It's old, though -- copyright 1954. A good read, though! Good luck! _________________________________________________________ Two novels come to mind. "Early Thunder," by Jean Fritz is about a boy and his family and friends in Salem, Ma. He begins as a Loyalist, later becomes a Patriot. His friend's family remains Loyalist and has to leave Salem. "My Brother Sam is Dead," by the Colliers is about a family split apart by divided loyalties. They live in Ct. The father is a Loyalist and suffers for it, the brother Sam is a patriot. Young Tim is torn. ________________________________________________________ We've done the same debate and have found the Opposing Viewpoints books helpful. These are from Greenhaven Press (I think...could be Greenwood. I'm at home and can't check). Look for Opposing Viewpoints on American History or one just on the Revolution. _____________________________________________________________ I have been in a school that attempted to do the same thing - difficult point of view to defend. The only thing I used once was Opposing Viewpoints book - on the Revolutionary War. Would like to know what you come up with as I need to add to the collection too. ______________________________________________________________ Jacqueline Bergson, Library Assistant Rippowam Cisqua School Bedford, NY jackie@nemra.org =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-= All postings to LM_NET are protected under copyright law. To quit LM_NET (or set-reset NOMAIL or DIGEST), send email to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL or 3) SET LM_NET DIGEST 4) SET LM_NET MAIL * Please allow for confirmation from Listserv. 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