Curricular Resources > 2011 Volume II > Unit 6 (11.02.06) > Section 5
What History Teaches
Introduction and Rationale, Content Objectives
Unit Plan and Teaching Strategies
Appendix: Connecticut Social Studies Curriculum Framework Grades Pk-12
Domestic Terrorists
James P. Brochin
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR TEACHERS
Olds, Bruce. Raising Holy Hell. New York: Picador, 1995 (powerful historical novel on Brown, book portrays Brown at his most fanatic).
Boyer, Richard O. To Purge This Land with Blood (1973) (Brown through the Bloody Kansas period).
"John Brown". History.com. 7/5/11. http://www.history.com/topics/john-brown (good, basic information for teachers and students)
Styron, William. The Confessions of Nat Turner . New York: Vintage Books, 1967 (best known historical novel on Turner)
Davis, Mary Kemp. Nat Turner before the Bar of Judgment: Fictional Treatments of the Southampton Slave Insurrection. Baton Rouge: Louisiana University Press, 1999 (how historical fiction has treated Nat Turner).
The Confessions of Nat Turner: The Leader of the Late Insurrection in Southampton, Virginia , a first-hand account of Turner's confessions published by his lawyer, Thomas Ruffin Gray, in 1831 (Styron's novel is largely based on this account).
Gaddis, John Lewis. The Landscape of History: How Historians Map the Past . Oxford University Press: New York, 2004. (Brief and dense book about patterns in history and the historian's craft.)
Hoffer, Eric. The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements. New York: Harper and Row, 1951 (short and convincing book on mass movements and how individuals can become fanatics).
Atkins, Susan with Bob Slosser. Child of Satan, Child of God . Logos International; Plainfield, New Jersey, 1977 (Manson Family member's story).
Bugliosi, Vincent with Curt Gentry. Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders . New York: Norton, 1974 (best-known account of the Manson Murders).
Manson, Charles, as told to Nuel Emmons. Manson in His Own Words . New York: Grove Press, 1986 (Manson speaks for himself).
Jones, Stephen and Peter Israel. Others Unknown: Timothy McVeigh and the Oklahoma City Bombing Conspiracy . New York: Public Affairs, 2001 (Defense counsel argues that McVeigh and Nichols did not act alone).
Michel, Lou and Dan Herbeck. American Terrorist: Timothy McVeigh and the Oklahoma City Bombing . New York: Regan Books, 2001 (The authors persuaded Timothy McVeigh to give the first account of his story, given with no compensation or right of approval. American Terrorist sheds light on every aspect of McVeigh's life. It describes his relationship with Terry Nichols and Michael Fortier and the consuming distrust of the government shared by the three.)
Wells, Jon. Sniper: The True Story of Anti-Abortion Killer James Kopp . Mississauga, Ontario, Canada: John Wiley & Sons Canada, 2008 (The shooter is James Kopp, the son of a Marine, who came to embrace the pro-life cause and ultimately the notion of "justifiable homicide" against abortion providers. Kopp fancies himself a lone wolf in the movement; a celibate man driven to "defend the unborn." He is nicknamed "Atomic Dog" in the movement and helps orchestrate assaults on abortion clinics.)
A READING LIST FOR STUDENTS
American Vision. New York: Glencoe, 2010 (recently published textbook has basic information on all five subjects)
Students could use History Channel.com for articles on all five men, which are brief and to the point. An example is the following:
"James Kopp Biography". Bio. 7/5/11. http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/james-kopp.html
MATERIALS FOR CLASSROOM USE
American Vision . New York: Glencoe, 2010 (recently published textbook has basic information on all five subjects).
Computer lab, sound recording equipment for podcast creation (microphones, mixer, laptop, Garageband and, iWeb programs).
Clips from America: The Story of us
The Confessions of Nat Turner: The Leader of the Late Insurrection in Southampton, Virginia, a first-hand account of Turner's confessions published by his lawyer, Thomas Ruffin Gray, in 1831 (Styron's novel is largely based on this account).