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The fall 2021 TPS Virtual Book Club selection was Tom Standage's "A History of the World in Six Glasses." This resource and companion guide covers the first half of the book focusing on beer, wine, and spirits.

The fall 2021 TPS Virtual Book Club selection was Tom Standage's "A History of the World in Six Glasses." This resource and companion guide covers the second half of the book focusing on coffee, tea, and Coca-Cola.

This 5-page PDF provides links to a wide variety of collections, exhibitions, and teacher resources related to African American history on the Library of Congress and TPS-MTSU.

This resource guide was created as part of the spring 2020 Teaching with Primary Sources-Watch Party for the Amend docuseries. This guide explores primary sources, lesson plans, and other supporting materials that compliment the first episode "Citizen" that explores the decades leading up to the ratification of the 14th Amendment.

This resource guide was created as part of the spring 2020 Teaching with Primary Sources-Watch Party for the Amend docuseries. This guide explores primary sources, lesson plans, and other supporting materials that compliment the second episode "Resistance" that explores the Reconstruction and Jim Crow eras through the lens of the 14th Amendment and its impact.

This resource guide was created as part of the spring 2020 Teaching with Primary Sources-Watch Party for the Amend docuseries. This guide explores primary sources, lesson plans, and other supporting materials that compliment the third episode "Wait" that explores the modern civil rights movements of the 1950s and 1960s through the lens of the 14th Amendment and its impact.

This PDF serves as a quick guide to some of the best places to find baseball primary sources and other related materials on the Library of Congress Web site.

This PDF provides important links and search terms for researching Abraham Lincoln.

1-page tool with ten of the most popular links for educators

5 pages of links to Library of Congress educator materials, digital collections, exhibitions, and more related to the topic of the Civil War

This 2-page guide highlights the best collections, exhibits, and special features to support your teaching of the Cold War.

This 2-page PDF organizes Library of Congress links that will take you to primary sources on the topic of the years leading up to the American Revolution. Links come from Today in History, America's Story, the Teachers Page, exhibitions, and digital collections.

This 6-page primary source set also serves as a links guide to the main founding documents in American history and government.

This 2-page PDF provides links to some of the best and most teacher-friendly resources related to the Great Depression and New Deal on the Library of Congress Web site, as well as the TPS-MTSU Web site. Included are links to primary source collections, lesson plans & activities, primary source sets, bibliographies, and other teacher materials.

This 2-page PDF highlights collections and teacher resources related to this era in United States history from the Library of Congress and educator resources from TPS-MTSU.

This 5-page guide focuses on the African American experience in the U.S. during the Reconstruction and Jim Crow eras, with links to digital collections, exhibitions, lesson plans, and other resources

This guide includes an introduction to teaching place and space with four sample activities focused on different locations in Tennessee. The guide also includes a worksheet that can be used as you create your own activities using place and space.

This resource guide compliments Section 1 The Idea (1492-1799) of Jill Lepore's These Truths: A History of the United States. The guide includes links to lesson plans, exhibits, and primary sources as well as discussion questions.

This resource guide compliments Section 2 The People (1800 -1865) of Jill Lepore's These Truths: A History of the United States. The guide includes links to lesson plans, exhibits, and primary sources as well as discussion questions.

This resource guide compliments Section 3 The State (1866-1945) of Jill Lepore's These Truths: A History of the United States. The guide includes links to lesson plans, exhibits, and primary sources as well as discussion questions.

This resource guide compliments Section 4 The Machine (1946-2016) of Jill Lepore's These Truths: A History of the United States. The guide includes links to lesson plans, exhibits, and primary sources as well as discussion questions.

This 2-page PDF directs you to digital collections, exhibitions, and other features of the Library's Web site that involve primary sources about the War of 1812. Annotated to give you an idea of which links best suit your needs.

The spring 2022 TPS Virtual Book Club selection was Rebecca Simon's "Why We Love Pirates." This resource and companion guide includes quotes, resources for piracy in the Atlantic world, activity ideas, and discussion questions for the book.

This 4-page guide highlights the best primary sources, teaching materials, and historical background on the topic of Women's Suffrage in America.

This 3-page PDF highlights collections and teacher resources for world history, culture, and geography topics from the Library of Congress and TPS-MTSU.

This 2-page PDF highlights collections and teacher resources for World War I topics from the Library of Congress and TPS-MTSU.