{"content":{"sharePage":{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"51955184","dateCreated":"1332305843","smartDate":"Mar 20, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"jenny427","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/jenny427","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/integratingculture-at-nyu.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/51955184"},"dateDigested":1532760531,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Phase 3: Books for The Long Island Courier and the Erasmus Hall Academy","description":"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Walking-Brooklyn-exploring-historical-neighborhood\/dp\/0899974309\/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1332305493&sr=8-6<\/a>
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\nThis book, "Walking Brooklyn", talks of many landmarks, including the Erasmus Hall Academy. It could be good for kids because it also includes other historical landmarks from the same time period, so it ties things together.
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\nhttp:\/\/www.amazon.com\/I-Live-Brooklyn-Mari-Takabayashi\/dp\/0618308997\/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1332305758&sr=1-5<\/a>
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\nThis is a lovely children's book about Brooklyn in general, since I could not find a children's book on either of my topics. This is something I need to look into.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"51955104","dateCreated":"1332305401","smartDate":"Mar 20, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"jenny427","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/jenny427","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/integratingculture-at-nyu.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/51955104"},"dateDigested":1532760531,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Phase 2: Primary Sources on The Long Island Courier and The Erasmus Hall Charter School","description":"http:\/\/brooklynhistory.org\/library\/kirk_brief.html<\/a>
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\nThis link states that in 1802 the publisher of Brooklyn's first newspaper, the Long Island Courier (established during the 1700s), published a book called A Breif Concordance. This book is a primary source because it is a rare find and Kirk played an important role in Brooklyn organizations and cultural life. It can be found at the Brooklyn Historical Society.
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\nhttp:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=ha7hNk37uKEC&pg=PA380&lpg=PA380&dq=the+long+island+courier--kirk&source=bl&ots=logDMncqPJ&sig=A8UxzWH2gRwCjjb5AB3r9DNMtfY&hl=en&sa=X&ei=EFxpT5rsH-HB0QHiv7iGCQ&ved=0CFQQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=the%20long%20island%20courier--kirk&f=false<\/a>
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\nThis book, a "History of the city of Brooklyn" by Henry Reed Stiles has information of the Long Island Courier and quotations.
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\nhttp:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/blog\/2011\/02\/closing-bell-in-9\/<\/a>
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\nThis video of still shots from the inside of the school is a primary source of Erasmus Hall Academy, the 225 year old school from 1786 that still stands in Flatbush, Brooklyn. It is the oldest school structure still standing in New York, and it is a primary source because it is very consistent with how it was then. Some people even say it is decaying and falling apart because it is so unchanged.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]},{"id":"51226136","dateCreated":"1330735405","smartDate":"Mar 2, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"dawnyaddicted2life","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/dawnyaddicted2life","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1318117565\/dawnyaddicted2life-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/integratingculture-at-nyu.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/51226136"},"dateDigested":1532760531,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"1700s: Timeline Topics \"Lefferts\"","description":"In 1687, Hagewout\u2019s son Leffert Pietersen bought 58 acres of land in the area now known as Prospect Lefferts Gardens. He built the original Lefferts Homestead.
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\nIn 1776, 31,000 British and Hessian soldiers invaded Brooklyn. Several days before the Battle of
\nDawny
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\n(In 1687, Hagewout\u2019s son Leffert Pietersen bought 58 acres of land in the area now known as Prospect Lefferts Gardens. He built the original Lefferts Homestead.)
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\n1. Brooklyn: (August 26-31, 1776), the Lefferts Homestead in Flatbush was destroyed, not by the British, but by American troops who burned the Lefferts home and fields so they could not be used by the British.
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\n2. Peter Lefferts (1753-1791), the great-great-grandson of Pieter Hagewout, rebuilt Lefferts Homestead prior to 1783. The house is later on donated to the city in 1918--where it stands today in its relocated spot (also 1918) in Prospect Park.
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\n*Many of the exhibits and activities developed for the museum were based on the diary of ancestor Gertrude Lefferts, whose records provide fascinating insight into the African and Native heritage of the Museum.*","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"51226152","body":"Dawny
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\n
\n(In 1687, Hagewout\u2019s son Leffert Pietersen bought 58 acres of land in the area now known as Prospect Lefferts Gardens. He built the original Lefferts Homestead.)
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\n1. Brooklyn: (August 26-31, 1776), the Lefferts Homestead in Flatbush was destroyed, not by the British, but by American troops who burned the Lefferts home and fields so they could not be used by the British.
\n2. Peter Lefferts (1753-1791), the great-great-grandson of Pieter Hagewout, rebuilt Lefferts Homestead prior to 1783. The house is later on donated to the city in 1918--where it stands today in its relocated spot (also 1918) in Prospect Park.
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\n*Many of the exhibits and activities developed for the museum were based on the diary of ancestor Gertrude Lefferts, whose records provide fascinating insight into the African and Native heritage of the Museum.*","dateCreated":"1330735468","smartDate":"Mar 2, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"dawnyaddicted2life","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/dawnyaddicted2life","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1318117565\/dawnyaddicted2life-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"51265678","body":"[I've decided to combine my two topics above into one for the sake of integration for the project]
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\nTOPIC TWO:
\nAugust, 27 1776- the Battle of Long Island (also called the Battle of Brooklyn) was fought in Kings County, where I used to live! It was the first major battle in the American Revolutionary War after the Declaration of Independence and the largest battle of the entire war. Washington and his men continued along the East River.
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\n*Many loyalist refugees fled from other colonies to New York, including towards populating Brooklyn. Therefore, Washington made Brooklyn a center for his military intelligence acitivites.","dateCreated":"1330896867","smartDate":"Mar 4, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"dawnyaddicted2life","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/dawnyaddicted2life","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1318117565\/dawnyaddicted2life-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"52138988","body":"TOPIC 1: "LEFFERTS" Sources
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\nTOPIC 2: "BATTLE OF LONG ISLAND" Sources
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\n1) "Prospect Park Info" --http:\/\/www.prospectpark.org\/lefferts<\/a>
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\n-From the largest Brooklyn resource itself, this is a well organized and complete information source for students and class to research the origins of the classic home for residents in 1700 Brooklyn families. It additionally includes resources for forming class and\/or family trips to the Lefferts House to participate in candle-making, viewing of actual items and other kinesthetic sources of learning for whole-classes!
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\n2) "The History Channel" Video--http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aas7-LLVJYs<\/a>
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\n-This is age and grade level appropriate visual and auditory aid for students in finding out more about the historic times and events that surrounded the Lefferts House. It is a rich and stimulating video that will further the constructivist learning model.
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\n3) "Lefferts Historic House Interactive Kitchen"--http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/DIntegro\/lefferts-historic-house-interactive-kitchen<\/a>
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\n-This provides additional hands-on and kinesthetic learning activities students and teachers may engage in during Social Studies period in between traditional lessons and reading\/research activities. It provides students with materials and objects children used in the 1700s to help simulate conditions of the times e.g. no modern microwaves (eeks!), etc.
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\n1) "Social Studies for Kids: The American Revolution" --http:\/\/www.socialstudiesforkids.com\/articles\/ushistory\/revolutionarywartimeline.htm<\/a>
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\n-This provides a great "Who\/What\/Where\/When" definition of the event along with kid-user-friendly guide of a) related resources and b) elsewhere on the web of factual events leading up to and after the war.
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\n2) "Britannica Encyclopedia Online"--http:\/\/www.britannica.com\/EBchecked\/topic\/347282\/Battle-of-Long-Island<\/a>
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\n-This provides essential understanding and concepts laid out in a very clear and approachable reference for children to research on their own or small group work for projects and assignments.
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\n3) "Suffolk County (Long Island) Guides"--http:\/\/suffolktopicguides.org\/content.php?pid=109726&sid=1074057<\/a>
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\n-For differentiating instruction and reaching a diverse type of learners this is a video to provide visual and auditory methods for teaching in whole-class instruction. Children may review on their own or in small groups to complete projects and is easily accessible from home and out of school facilities such as the library.","dateCreated":"1332734266","smartDate":"Mar 25, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"dawnyaddicted2life","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/dawnyaddicted2life","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1318117565\/dawnyaddicted2life-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"52139462","body":"1700s BROOKLYN: Children's Literature
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\n1) NON-FICTION
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\n"Brooklyn By Name: How the neighborhoods, streets, parks, bridges, and more ..."
\n By Leonard Benardo, Jennifer Weissb)
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\n-Publication Date: July 1, 2006
\n-Book Description
\n"Brooklyn's historic names are emblems of American culture and history. Uncovering the remarkable stories behind the landmarks, Brooklyn By Name takes readers on a stroll through the streets and places of this thriving metropolis to reveal the borough's textured past. Listing more than 500 of Brooklyn's most prominent place names, organized alphabetically by region, and richly illustrated with photographs and current maps the book captures the diverse threads of American history. We learn about the Canarsie Indians, the region's first settlers, whose language survives in daily traffic reports about the Gowanus Expressway. The arrival of the Dutch West India Company in 1620 brought the first wave of European names, from Boswijck (town in the woods, later Bushwick) to Bedford-Stuyvesant, after the controversial administrator of the Dutch colony, to numerous places named after prominent Dutch families like the Bergens.The English takeover of the area in 1664 led to the Anglicization of Dutch names, (vlackebos, meaning ;wooded plain, became Flatbush) and the introduction of distinctively English names (Kensington, Brighton Beach). A century later the American Revolution swept away most Tory monikers, replacing them with signers of the Declaration of Independence and international figures who supported the revolution such as Lafayette (France), De Kalb (Germany), and Kosciuszko (Poland). We learn too of the dark corners of Brooklyns past, encountering over 70 streets named for prominent slaveholders like Lefferts and Lott but none for its most famous abolitionist, Walt Whitman.From the earliest settlements to recent commemorations such as Malcolm X Boulevard, Brooklyn By Name tells the tales of the poets, philosophers, baseball heroes, diplomats, warriors, and saints who have left their imprint on this polyethnic borough that was once almost disastrously renamed New York East. Ideal for all Brooklynites, newcomers, and visitors, this book includes:Over 500 entries explaining the colorful history of Brooklyn's most prominent place names Over 100 vivid photographs of Brooklyn past and present 9 easy to follow and up-to-date maps of the neighborhoods Informative sidebars covering topics like Ebbets Field, Lindsay Triangle, and the Verrazano Narrows Bridge Covers all neighborhoods, easily find the street you're on Fascinating morsels of Brooklyn history. An entertaining, breezy compilation for the NYU Press, perfect for reading down at Coney, up on tar beach, or out on your shady front stoop this summer. So if you wanna know how Dead Horse Bay, Sheepshead Bay, Floyd Bennett Field, Smith St. Carroll Gardens, Junior's Restaurant, Green Wood Cemetery, Gilmore Court or the Riegelmann Boardwalk got their names, grab a copy of Brooklyn by Name New York Daily News Information is well presented and well illustrated both factors making this guide easy on the eye. Hardly a location is left unexplored in this fascinating, indispensable guide to a borough undeservedly in Manhattan's shadow. Booklist; Witty, occasionally irreverent and always engaging, Brooklyn by Name takes readers from the six independent towns that once comprised Breuckelen to the modern metropolis. Weiss and Benardo have uncovered surprising data and have woven a compulsively readable narrative. Pick it up, rifle through, and find out about or be reminded of the underpinnings of our borough's heritage. The Brooklyn Rail This book is an essential companion for anyone teaching about Brooklyn, for anyone writing about the borough, and for tour guide people. Benardo and Weiss have to be pleased with their product, and clearly should be congratulated."
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\n2) FICTION
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\n"Hattie and the Wild Waves: A Story From Brooklyn" By Barbara Cooney
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\n-Age Level: 3 and up
\n-Grade Level: P and up
\n-Pubisher: Picture Puffins [Paperback]
\n-Publication Date: July 1, 1993
\n-Book Description
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\nYoung Hattie dreams of becoming an artist as she spends her childhood split between a New York mansion, a summer home on Rockaway beach, a Long Island estate, and a Brooklyn hotel. It is a beautifully illustrated book with realistic images which incorporate plenty of dreamy and imaginative themes that the character Hattie feels as she develops her story in Brooklyn. I love the escapist feeling of the book and would use this for creative and free-write expository writing pieces from my students!","dateCreated":"1332735374","smartDate":"Mar 25, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"dawnyaddicted2life","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/dawnyaddicted2life","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1318117565\/dawnyaddicted2life-lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"50220254","dateCreated":"1328680217","smartDate":"Feb 7, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"jenny427","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/jenny427","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/integratingculture-at-nyu.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/50220254"},"dateDigested":1532760531,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"A Charter School is Born and Brooklyn's First Newspaper and ","description":"A Charter School is Born
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\nIn 1787, a school called Erasmus Hall Academy in Brooklyn receives a charter from the state of New York. I was interested in this topic because Education is one of my passions. I am very intrigued by historic education processes in New York. Thus, the Erasmus Hall Academy becoming a charter school so early on seems unique and interesting and I'd like to know more about it.
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\nBrooklyn's First Newspaper!
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\nIn 1799, Brooklyn's first newspaper, the Long Island Courier, is published. I am interested in this event because this seems like the beginning of Brooklyn's journey into being the hip and up to date, alternative place it is today. Reporting the news is extremely important, and keeps citizens in the know. I never knew that Brooklyn's first newspaper started as early as the 1700's.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"50220268","body":"-Jenny Licata","dateCreated":"1328680282","smartDate":"Feb 7, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"jenny427","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/jenny427","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"50150470","dateCreated":"1328579102","smartDate":"Feb 6, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"michellefiumefreddo","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/michellefiumefreddo","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/integratingculture-at-nyu.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/50150470"},"dateDigested":1532760531,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Topics","description":"1. August 27th, 1776
\nThe first bloodshed of the American Revolution took place during the Battle of Long Island (or the Battle of Brooklyn) following the Declaration of Independence. This battle was the first military confrontation, which resulted in General George Washington staging a retreat into Manhattan across the East River.
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\n2. July 1799
\nLegislation was passed that began the gradual emancipation of slaves in New York State. All children born to a slave after July 1799 would be considered free. This was a step into the gradual abolition of slavery.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"52430234","body":"
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\nAmerican Revolution In Brooklyn:
\n1. Fiction: SAMUEL'S CHOICE
\nSamuel, a 14-year-old slave in Brooklyn in 1776, faces a difficult choice when the fighting between the British and the colonists reaches his doorstep and only he can help the rebels.
\n2.Non Fiction: The Battle of Long Island by Scott Ingram
\nThis book chronicles the events leading up to the battle of Long Island while showing multiple perspectives of each side of the battle lines.
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\nSlavery in Brooklyn:
\n1. Fiction: CHAINS
\nAfter being sold to a cruel couple in New York City, a slave named Isabel spies for the rebels during the Revolutionary War.
\n2. Non Fiction: The Underground Railroad for Kids by Mary Kay Carson
\nThis book describes the details and various ways in which slaves would escape to "The North" (mostly Canada)","dateCreated":"1333334954","smartDate":"Apr 1, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"michellefiumefreddo","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/michellefiumefreddo","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]},{"id":"50093514","dateCreated":"1328498791","smartDate":"Feb 5, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"AshAndo","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/AshAndo","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1316883377\/AshAndo-lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/integratingculture-at-nyu.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/50093514"},"dateDigested":1532760531,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Timeline Topics","description":"Royal Mail Route establishment
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\nIn 1741, Brooklyn gained recognition when it became a stop along the Royal Mail Route, which ran from Virginia to New York. Acknowledging Brooklyn as an important enough city add to the Royal Mail Route was crucial to Brooklyn's development as a major city.
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\nThe Imprisonment of Thousands of Men in Wallabout Bay
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\nDuring the Battle of Long Island, the British captured thousands of prisoners of war, whom they held aboard ships anchored in Wallabout Bay. It was estimated that at least 30 men died each day, mostly of suffocation and disease. The dead bodies were taken off the ships and buried in shallow graves. The travesty behind these fatalities is sickening, given the conditions these men perished under. The environment reminded me of the conditions of the slave ships that journeyed from Africa.","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"51851080","body":"Battle of Long Island - Wallabout Bay Prisoners
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\nhttps:\/\/lihj.cc.stonybrook.edu\/2012\/articles\/the-prisoners-of-new-york\/<\/a>
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\nThis account tells of the experiences of Elias Cornelius, a prisoner in one of the hospitals during the Battle of Long Island, and Christopher Vail, a sailer who spent two weeks aboard the Jersey. Included is a rough sketch of the supposed scene inside of the hull of the ship, as well as quotes from both men's journals about the horror each faced.
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\n"An account of the interment of the remains of 11,500 American seamen, soldiers and citizens, who fell victims to the cruelties of the British on board their prison ships at the Wallabout, during the American Revolution : with a particular description of the grand & solemn funeral procession, which took place on the 26th May, 1808 : and an oration, delivered at the tomb of the patriots" by Benjamin De Witt.
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\n(I don't know if this link will work, but here it is just in case: http:\/\/ezproxy.library.nyu.edu:2081\/servlet\/Sabin?dd=0&locID=new64731&d1=SABCP00623600&srchtp=a&c=1&an=SABCP00623600&df=f&d2=8&docNum=CY3801644987&h2=1&af=RN&d6=8&d3=8&ste=10&stp=Author&d4=0.33&d5=d6&ae=CY101644980<\/a> )
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\nWritten in 1808, his document includes descriptions, poems, and memorials of the 11,000 men who perished during their imprisonment aboard ships in Wallabout Bay. It tells of the disrespectful disposing of human remains, in very shallow graves, with no proper burial.
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\n(hopefully this link works as well: http:\/\/ezproxy.library.nyu.edu:2081\/servlet\/Sabin?dd=0&locID=new64731&d1=SABCA06065000&srchtp=a&c=1&an=SABCA06065000&df=f&d2=6&docNum=CY3803337137&h2=1&af=RN&d6=6&d3=6&ste=10&stp=Author&d4=0.33&ae=CY103337132&d5=d6<\/a> )
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\nTaylor, George. Martyrs to the revolution in the British prison-ships in the Wallabout Bay. New-York, 1855. 63pp. Sabin Americana. Gale, Cengage Learning. New York University. 18 March 2012 <http:\/\/galenet.galegroup.com\/servlet\/Sabin?af=RN&ae=CY3803337140&srchtp=a&ste=14<\/a>>
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\nThis piece is a strong criticism of an established, civilized nation (England) taking such brutal action against the wartime enemy (America), as was done in Wallabout Bay. The author, George Taylor, conveys a strong disgust towards the British for treating the prisoners so inhumanely. A quote that stands out strongly to me is as follows: "...there were about two hundred and sixty American prisoners murdered without caus, and in violation of every law, human and Divine" (Taylor 9).
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\nAshley Anderson","dateCreated":"1332115200","smartDate":"Mar 18, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"AshAndo","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/AshAndo","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1316883377\/AshAndo-lg.jpg"}},{"id":"51851872","body":"(Non-fiction)
\n
\n_"The Crossing: How George Washington Saved The American Revolution_ by Jim Murphy.
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\nhttp:\/\/www.amazon.com\/The-Crossing-Washington-American-Revolution\/dp\/0439691869\/ref=sr_1_9?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1332115302&sr=1-9<\/a>
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\nThis book is about Washington's actions during the American Revolution as it made its way into New York City. At the time, Washington had very little military experience. Although this story may not spotlight on the events that occurred in Wallabout Bay, it provides a context for students with what the country was going through at the time. Whether or not the account is historically accurate is something to think about as well.
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\n(Fiction)
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\n_Growing Up in a New World: 1607 To 1775 (Our America)_ by Brandon Marie Miller
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\nhttp:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Growing-Up-New-World-America\/dp\/0822506580\/ref=sr_1_21?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1332116059&sr=1-21<\/a>
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\nThis piece of historical fiction depicts the life of a child during the colonial period in America. This book would be a way for students to imagine themselves away into this time period.","dateCreated":"1332116722","smartDate":"Mar 18, 2012","userCreated":{"username":"AshAndo","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/AshAndo","imageUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/pic\/1316883377\/AshAndo-lg.jpg"}}],"more":0}]}],"more":false},"comments":[]},"http":{"code":200,"status":"OK"},"redirectUrl":null,"javascript":null,"notices":{"warning":[],"error":[],"info":[],"success":[]}}