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Colorado College: Tutt Library: Helen Hunt Jackson Papers
Site includes a biography, chronology, and collection of writings of and about Helen Hunt Jackson.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Race and Identity in Antebellum America
This unit features authors of Antebellum America and how they portray the American identity through their literature. Click on the tabs to explore the various resources available to enhance this unit.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Pansy Billings and Popsy
A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of Pansy Billings and Popsy by Helen Hunt Jackson, a fiction book for children.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Cat Stories
A scanned copy of the 1895 publication of Cat Stories by Helen Hunt Jackson, a fiction book for children.
University of Toronto (Canada)
Representative Poetry Online: Poetry of Helen Hunt Jackson
Contains links to the following poems written by Helen Hunt jackson: "Doubt," "God's Light-houses," "Habeas Corpus," and "September." Also contains a paragraph on her life and works.
Library of Congress
Loc: California as I Saw It: First Person Narratives, 1849 1900
The Library of Congress makes available these eyewitness accounts of California's history from 1849 to 1900.
Read Works
Read Works: "September"
[Free Registration/Login Required] A poem by Helen Hunt Jackson describing September. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Country Studies US
Country Studies: The Plight of the Indians
This site explains how as westward expansion grew, more and more Indians encountered settlers, ranchers and miners who sought life, land, and riches out West. Conflicts between settlers and Indians soon involved the federal government...
Sonnet Central
Sonnet Central: Helen Hunt Jackson (1831 1885)
This site from Sonnet Central provides the text of several poems written by Helen Hunt Jackson: A Calendar of Sonnets, The Zone of Calms, Poppies on the Wheat, Mazzini, Burnt Ships, Tides, Her Eyes, and Fealty.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Custer's Last Stand
Read a brief description of General George Custer and his troops engagement with the Sioux at the Little Big Horn River. See what happened to the Sioux, and find out what the general perception of the Indian Wars was to the American public.