In the book, The Partly Cloudy Patriot (Paperback) by Sarah Vowell, there is an essay about presidential libraries. She visits the LBJ and Nixon presidential libraries to see how they handled the downside (Vietnam, Watergate) of their presidencies. She found that they put all the critical information right out there because the public today demands it. It is a fun book to read and her essays are well-contructed.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ljackson Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 7:13 PM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Listserv Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Determining Importance Recently I was able to tour the Hermitage, Andrew Jackson's home outside of Nashville, Tennessee. I had read Irving Stone's The President's Lady years ago and thoroughly delighted in the opportunity to walk into history a bit. However, I was so disappointed by the museum. A great deal of display space was devoted to slave life on the Hermitage, but try as I might, I could fins so very little related to the Trail of Tears. When I asked a docent, they pointed out one very small (think 5x7) plaque with a brief blurb that basically glossed it over BIG TIME. As a teacher of Native American children, I found this insulting and was quite disappointed. Lori O _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
