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The Crucible |
Salem Witchcraft Trials |
Puritanism |
The Blacklist |
What's In A Name |
Arthur Miller |
McCarthyism |
WebQuest |
812 MIL
McGregor, Lona. Arthur Miller's The crucible. Hauppauge, N.Y. : Barron's, 2000.
812 MIL
Miller, Arthur, 1915-. The crucible. New York : Bantam, 1959.
812 NEL
Nelson, Benjamin. Arthur Miller : portrait of a playwright. London : Peter Owen, 1970.
812.08 BES
Best American plays : fourth series 1951 - 1957. New York : Crown, 1958.
812.5 BIG
Vertical File : File on Miller. London : Methuen, c1988.
818.009 LAN
Landmarks of American writing. New York : Basic, 1969.
REF 803 BEN
Benet, William Rose, 1886-1950. Benet's reader's encyclopedia. 2nd ed. New York : Crowell, 1965.
REF 803 CYC
Cyclopedia of literary characters. Rev. ed. Pasadena, CA : Salem Press, c1998.
REF 808.82 BLO
Masters of modern drama. New York : Random House, 1962.
REF 809 CON
Contemporary literary criticism, volume 26 : excerpts from criticism of the works of today's novelists, poets, playwrights, short story writers, filmmakers, scriptwriters, and other creative writers. Detroit, Michigan : Gale Research, 1983.
REF 809 CON
Contemporary literary criticism, volume 2 : excerpts from criticism of the works of today's novelists, poets, playwrights, and other creative writers. Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research, 1973.
REF 809 SEY
Seymour-Smith, Martin. Who's who in twentieth century literature. London : Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1976.
REF 810.9 CON
Contemporary authors, volume 110 : a bio-bibliographical guide to current writers in fiction, general nonfiction, poetry, journalism, drama, motion pictures, television, and other fields. Detroit, Michigan : Gale Research, c1984.
REF 810.9 HAR
Hart, James David, 1911-. The Oxford companion to American literature. 4th ed. rev. New York : Oxford University, 1965.
REF 810.9 HAR
Hart, James David, 1911-. The concise Oxford companion to American literature. New York : Oxford University Press, 1986.
REF 810.9 HAR
Hart, James David, 1911-. The Oxford companion to American literature. 6th ed., rev. and enl. New York : Oxford University Press, c1995.
Why I Wrote the Crucible - by Arthur Miller. An artist's answer to politics.
American Masters - Arthur Miller - This PBS page discusses the importance of Arthur Miller's work, as well as his experience of McCarthyism.
Arthur Miller's The Crucible: Fact & Fiction - 17th c. Colonial New England, with special emphasis on The Salem Witchcraft Trials of 1692 . This page is an examination of the history behind the Salem Witch Trials and The Crucible, "dedicated to separating the fact from the fiction in Miller's work."
17th Century New England: Literature Inspired by this Period
The Crucible: Background Reading - This section of a unit plan from New Zealand discusses social drama, tragedy, themes, background information on McCarthyism, Miller's reasons for writing the play.
The Crucible by Arthur Miller - Brief discussion of the first production of the play in 1953.
Hysteria and Ideology in The Crucible (1953) - Review of the first production of the play.
Miller, The Crucible, Witch Trials, Banned Books - links page created by Julia B. Cochrane for the Port Townsend School District also includes links on House Committee on Un-American Activities.
The Crucible: Timeless Persecutions - a WebQuest on the play.
McCarthyism - This superb site details the background leading to the creation of the House of Un-American Activities Committee, blacklisting of innocent Americans, and the rise of McCarthyism. Numerous links are provided.
McCarthy, Joseph Raymond (1908-1957) Biographical Information - official biography from the United States senate.
"Fire!" (Herblock's History Political Cartoons From the Crash to the Millennium) - Political cartoonist Herb Block attacked McCarthyism in his cartoons. This exhibition contains the cartoons and an excellent background to their creation and the paranoia of the McCarthy era.
The Constitution Community lesson Plan: Telegram from Senator Joseph McCarthy to President Harry S. Truman - provides background to the incident when Senator McCarthy charged that the State Department was a "nest of Communists."
Senator Joe McCarthy - Includes audio and video clips of Senator Joe McCarthy addressing the House Committee on Un-American activities.
Censure of Senator Joseph McCarthy (1954) - Discusses the wrong-doing of Senator McCarthy that resulted in his official by the United States Senate.
Hollywood Blacklist - Discusses the blacklisting of Hollywood writers, actors, producers, directors and others suspected of Communist affiliations.
Hollywood Blacklist - Excellent (if lengthy) discussion of the political climate that led up to blacklisting, those who were blacklisted, their responses, and the devastating long-term effects.
"Blacklists and Other Economic Sanctions" - Discusses the devastating effects of blacklisting.
Text Resource
345.744 HOF
Hoffer, Peter Charles, 1944-. The Salem witchcraft trials : a legal history. Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, c1997.
Web Resources
The Salem Witchcraft Trials - This site from the University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law provides extensive information and images.
Salem Witch Trials - At this site, supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities, you can see court records, historical maps, letters, biographies of those involved, library collections and much more.
Salem Massachusetts Witch Trials - site from the city of Salem gives an introduction. Visit the Salem Witch Trials Memorial and the Salem Witch Trials Chronology.
Arthur Miller's The Crucible: Fact & Fiction - 17th c. Colonial New England, with special emphasis on The Salem Witchcraft Trials of 1692 . This page is an examination of the history behind the Salem Witch Trials and The Crucible, "dedicated to separating the fact from the fiction in Miller's work."
Salem Witch Trials - DiscoverySchool.com - Explore the world of 1692 Salem with this multimedia feature.
National Geographic Salem: Online Witch Hunt - This online game explores the era and mindset of the Salem Witch Trials.
Go to the Alberta Learning Online Reference Centre, World Book or Grolier Online, and search for an encyclopedia article on your topic.
Text Resources
929.4 SHA
Shaw, Lisa Angowski Rogak. The everything baby names book: everything you need to know to pick the perfect name for your baby
929.4097 HAZ
Hazen, Barbara Shook. Last, first, middle, and nick : all about names.
REF 031 LAT
Latham, Edward. A dictionary of names, nicknames, and surnames of persons, places and things.
REF 929.4 WIT
Withycombe, E. G. The Oxford dictionary of English Christian names.
Web Resources
Behind the Name - The etymology and history of first names