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Project WhistleStop

Subject Area:

Social Studies

Address/URL:

http://www.whistlestop.org

Description:

Project WhistleStop's home page is an on-line collection of original documents, photographs, records, cartoons, and other archived material from the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library. This is an ideal place for students to visit while working on project-based learning assignments and for teachers to browse while looking for resources. Interactive educational games and downloadable copies of featured documents make this Web site very student- and teacher-friendly!

How You Can Use This Source:

Study a wealth of original speeches, letters, cartoons, and even audio files from Truman's life and career.
Check your knowledge about the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government.
Use the thematic collection of links in the Student Guide to quickly find the information you are looking for.

Go to Project WhistleStop.