Rethinking Columbus: The Next 500 Years

Rethinking Columbus: The Next 500 Years
ISBN-10
094296120X
ISBN-13
9780942961201
Category
Education
Pages
189
Language
English
Published
1998
Publisher
Rethinking Schools
Authors
Bob Peterson, Bill Bigelow

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Rethinking Columbus: the next 500 years, edited by Bill Bigelow and Bob Peterson is a resource guide for teachers and community activists which includes 90 essays, poems, short stories, interviews, historical vignettes, and lesson plans that re-evaluate the legacy of Columbus.

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