Reading this book is like going to a play and sitting behind the scenes. It is an unusual way to study history. The stories in this book are often interrupted while you search for more information about what happened next. You will struggle to find answers about the past from contradictory sources or from too little information. You will discover that events are seldom the result of a single cause. You will even be asked to write some history yourself. While you study history from behind the scenes, you may learn some things hidden from other readers. You will learn that history has an imperfect memory. You will learn that events, people, and ideas are often forgotten or misunderstood as times change. You will discover that history has its own personality, with fascinating characteristics that make it different from every other subject you study. Together with "The Story of Minnesota's Past", "Going to the Sorces" is part of the Northern Lights curriculum of Minnesota history.
CONTENTS:
Questions, Evidence, and Information
What Do You See on a Map?
Moving a Town
Putting History in Order
Time and Winter Count
Digging Into the Past
The adventures of a Fur Trade Canoe
Getting to the Land
Getting Closer to the Truth
Three Scenes from the Civil War
Looking for Reasons in History
The Business of Settling Down
Steam Can Move the World
History in General
In Union There Is Strength
Some Things Don'tChange
Writing From Minnesota
History Uncovered
Peopel Still Remember
Sticking to Business