http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Thu, 23 May 2013 03:07:23 PDT Thu, 23 May 2013 03:07:23 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=76403 This web-based educational role-playing game simulates the experience of fugitive slaves in the American South before the U.S. Civil War. Users assume the persona of an actual historical figure, such as Harriet Tubman or Frederick Douglass, and move about a map of the nineteenth-century United States as they are confronted with events taken from fugitive slave narratives. Bowdoin undergraduates created the historical content for the simulation and designed websites providing historical background for the period. High school students are the target audience for this project. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=76330 The Spanish Years, 1767-1821 This exhibit was created by the Arizona Historical Society in Tucson, Arizona. This electronic version is based on the book,Desert Documentary: The Spanish Years, 1767-1821 by Kieran McCarty and was first published as Historical Monograph No. 4 by the Arizona Historical Society in 1976. This valuable and long out-of-print resource is now in electronic form and was prepared by Pedro Carrasquilla of the Library Information Systems Team at The University of Arizona Library in June 1998. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=76328 A University of Arizona web exhibit. The Hispanic Community has been instrumental in transforming Tucson from an isolated Spanish military outpost in the late 1700's, to the bustling Southwestern city it is today. Hispanic Americans have been involved in all aspects of community affairs since the founding of the city by Spanish-speaking settlers in 1775. Indeed, much of the cultural flavor of Tucson can be traced to our Hispanic roots. This exhibit traces the history of Hispanic Americans in Tucson, explaining the strong ties Tucson has with the Spanish and Mexican cultures.