Valpo Core Library Resources 2007-08: Creation and Birth Unit

All book titles are located in the Christopher Center Reference stacks (2nd floor) unless noted otherwise; many are multi-volume works. For additional books be sure to check GALILEO, our online library catalog, with appropriate keywords or author searches, such as "creation myths" or "Lessing, Doris" -- or ask a librarian for further assistance.

All of the internet resources have been chosen by the librarians as useful and appropriate supplemental sites.

For author information online, use Biography Resource Center, one of your VU databases. For country information, use Europa World Plus, an online resource VU subscribes to. For off-campus access to these resources, use the appropriate Proxy Server setting.

Native American creation stories: “Corn Mother” and “Old Man Coyote Makes the World” (Penobscot and Crow) (coursepack)

Encyclopedia of religion and nature Ref. BL31 .E465 2005
Illustrated dictionary of religions Ref. BL31 .W55 1999
American Indian tribes Ref. E77 .A53 2000
Encyclopedia of Native American religions : an introduction Ref. E98.R3 H73 1992
Handbook of Native American literature Ref. PM155 .D53 1996
Companion to literary myths, heroes, and archetypes Ref. PN56 .M95 D4813 1996

NOTE: There are many versions of these stories among American Indians. Below are examples of each which are different from those in your assigned readings.

The Strange Origin of Corn -- An Abenaki Legend
http://www.firstpeople.us/FP-Html-Legends/TheStrangeOriginofCorn-Abenaki.html

Coyote Creates the Earth-- A Yinnuwok Legend
http://www.firstpeople.us/FP-Html-Legends/Coyote_Creates_The_Earth-Yinnuwok.html 

Genesis 1-4 and Job 38-41 (HarperCollins Study Bible)

Encyclopedia of religion Ref. BL31 .E46 1987
Encyclopedia of Christianity Ref. BR95 .E8913 1999
HarperCollins Bible dictionary Ref. BS440 .H235 1996
Oxford companion to the Bible Ref. BS440 .M434 1993
Anchor Bible dictionary Ref. BS440 .A54 1992

Bible Gateway
http://www.biblegateway.com/

The Old Testament and the Ancient Near East
http://fontes.lstc.edu/~rklein/

Nathaniel Hawthorne, “Rappaccini’s Daughter” (coursepack)

Encyclopedia of the North American colonies Ref. E45 .E53 1993
Encyclopedia of American history Ref. E174 .E53 2003
Oxford encyclopedia of American literature Ref. PS21 .E537 2004
Reference guide to American literature Ref. PS129 .R44 1994

Nathaniel Hawthorne
http://www.wsu.edu/~campbelld/amlit/hawthor.htm

Nathaniel Hawthorne
http://www.eldritchpress.org/nh/hawthorne.html

Nathaniel Hawthorne Society
http://asweb.artsci.uc.edu/english/HawthorneSociety/nh.html

American History to 1865
http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/History/tm/american1.html

Gattaca (film; director: Andrew Niccol)

Gattaca: Internet Movie Database
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0119177

Salon.com Review
http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/1997/10/24gattaca.html

Doris Lessing, “Debbie and Julie” (coursepack)

Twentieth-century Britain : an encyclopedia Ref. DA566 .T835 2002
Modern British women writers : an A-to-Z guide Ref. PR116 .M63 2002
Notable British novelists Ref. PR821 .N57 2001

Doris Lessing: A Retrospective
http://lessing.redmood.com

BBC: Doris Lessing
Audio Interview: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/audiointerviews/profilepages/lessingd1.shtml
Writers' Profiles: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/arts/features/womenwriters/lessing_life.shtml

Progressive Magazine Interview: Doris Lessing
http://lessing.redmood.com/theprogressive.html

Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, Written By Himself

Encyclopedia of American cultural & intellectual history Ref. E169.1 .E624 2001
Encyclopedia of American studies Ref. E169.1 .E625 2001
Dictionary of American history Ref. E174 .D52 2003
Encyclopedia of African-American culture and history Ref. E185 .E54 1996
Notable Black American men Ref. E185.86 .N68 1999

Encyclopedia of the American Civil War : a political, social, and military history Ref. E468 .H47 2000
The Reconstruction era : primary documents on events from 1865 to 1877 Ref. E668 .D545 2003
Encyclopedia of the United States in the 20th century Ref. E740.7 .E53 1996
Encyclopedia of Southern culture Ref. F209 .E53 1989

American Slave Narratives
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/wpa/wpahome.html

American Visionaries: Frederick Douglass
http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/douglass/index.htm

Text of Douglass' narrative.
http://www.history.rochester.edu/class/douglass/DUGLAS11.TXT

Frederick Douglass Papers at the Library of Congress
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/doughtml/

Ishmael Beah, A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Solder

Warfare and armed conflicts : a statistical reference to casualty and other figures, 1500-2000 Ref. D214 .C54 2002
Encyclopedia of African nations and civilizations Ref. DT14 .E43 2002
Encyclopedia of twentieth-century African history Ref. DT29 .E53 2003
Human rights worldwide : a reference handbook Ref. JC571 .K23 2006

Ishmael Beah's Publisher's Book Website (contains many links to other reputable sites)
http://www.alongwaygone.com/index.html

NPR Interview: Ishmael Beah's 'Memoirs of a Boy Soldier'
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7519542

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