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John Henry: The Untold Story of An American Legend
Presentation by Scott Reynolds Nelson
Sounds of American History
November 18 and 19
Scott Reynolds Nelson, winner of the Arts Club of Washington's inaugural National Award for Arts Writing for Steel Drivin' Man: John Henry, The Untold Story of an American Legend (Oxford University Press). Scott Reynolds Nelson is Legum Professor of History at the College of William and Mary. Steel Drivin' Man has also received a 2007 Merle Curti Prize from the Organization of American Historians and the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Nonfiction, an award that recognizes books on race and culture. For more information about Nelson's Steel Drivin' Man, read the article at William & Mary News.
Guest Speaker:
Scott Reynolds Nelson, Ph.D.
The College of William & Mary
Legum Professor of History
srnels.people.wm.edu
Primary Investigator:
Mark Tebeau, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of History
Cleveland State University
(216) 687-3937
m.tebeau@csuohio.edu
marktebeau.com
Program Information:
Jim Luteran
Program Manager, TAH: Sounds
Cuyahoga County Educational Service Center
(216) 901-4239
jim.luteran@esc-cc.org
www.esc-cc.org
Technical Information:
Erin Bell, M.L.I.S.
Project Coordinator + Archivist
Center for Public History & Digital Humanities
(216) 687-2172
e.j.bell93@csuohio.edu
csudigitalhumanities.org
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- A history web site for teachers and studentsExplore this link to get and in depth look of American History […]
- Teachers for Tomorrow-Garth Holman-M PenningtonAn interesting web site developed by Garth Holman and Mike Pennington middle school teachers in Ohio. Both teachers are participants in the ” Sounds of American History” a federal grant headed by Dr. Mark Tebeau of CSU.. Here is a link to their web site that contains history resources for teachers . Here are some […]
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