During the early Progressive Era, two leaders dominated the debate over the best course for racial advancement in America. Who had the better vision for improving the conditions of African Americans in the early 1900s, Booker T....

People in the early 20th century were hopeful about the future that innovation might bring. The technology that came out of World War I, and the growing potential brought by electricity (half of all U.S. homes had electric power by 1925)...

Chapter from a novel that describes the workings of a charitable society. This chapter, "The Sewing Circle," illustrates some of the various functions that institutions, especially the benevolent and charitable societies, performed in...

An address, a declaration of principle, and the Black National Anthem illustrating differing approaches to political action. The texts examine how Washington and Du Bois turned their political objectives into action organizations in the...

The entire history of rocketry took place in 100 years! The early 1900's saw their first appearance, and by the end of the century, rocket technology took many forms with the most famous being the Space Shuttle. The brief, to the point...

Have you ever thought about your shadow? One way to learn about them is to make your own shadow box theater--once a very popular form of entertainment in Europe during the 1800s and early 1900s.

The Shumiatcher family, Russian Jews who emigrated to Canada in the early 1900's, grew to become successful business owners and professionals. This site outlines their history and details the making of a television documentary.

This fascinating site features the area around the East Kootenays in the early 1900s showing the pristine environment through photographs and text.

In this activity, students learn to solve a real-world problem comparing automobile travel in the early 1900's and travel today. They follow the route taken by Alice in 1909 from New York City to San Francisco and determine how long the...

Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. This L. Frank Baum work from the early 1900s is the third book from his Oz series.

Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. One work is The Adventures of Paddy the Beaver, an early 1900s, conservation-themed narrative from the author Thornton W. Burgess, a man famously known as "Bedtime Story...

Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. This early 1900's work is part of the Psammead series, a trilogy written by Edith Nesbit.

An online exhibition which documents a scientific expedition up the Congo river in the early 1900s. You can view the complete photos, documents, and equipment by clicking on the left side navigation bar.

Theodore Roosevelt's presidency had a focus on conservation. This site outlines the first five water projects begun in the early 1900s in the western United States that had a great effect on opening up land for agricultural production.

A short account tracing the migration of Japanese to Chile starting in the early 1900s, what they did there and how they were treated.

Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. One work is The Pony Rider Boys in the Rockies, a book from Frank Gee Patchin's early 1900's series, "The Pony Rider Boys."

Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. One work is The Pony Rider Boys with the Texas Rangers, a book from Frank Gee Patchin's early 1900's series, "The Pony Rider Boys."

Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. This early 1900's work was written by Edward Stratemeyer, the author famously known for the Hardy Boys books and Nancy Drew series.

Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. This L. Frank Baum work from the early 1900s is the fifth book from his Oz series.

Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. One work is The Pony Rider Boys in the Ozarks, a book from Frank Gee Patchin's early 1900's series, "The Pony Rider Boys."

Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. One work is The Outdoor Girls in Army Service, a book from the early 1900's series, "The Outdoor Girls." This series was written by the author who went by the pseudonym...

Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. One work is The Outdoor Girls of Deepdale, a book from the early 1900's series, "The Outdoor Girls." This series was written by the author who went by the pseudonym of...

Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. One work is The Pink Fairy Book, a book from Andrew Lang's early 1900's series, "The Fairy Books of Many Colors," and also called, "The Colored Fairy Books" series.

Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. One work is Pollyanna, a book from the early 1900's series, "Glad Books." This is the first book in the series written by Eleanor H. Porter.