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Journey of Radiance | Spring Break Adventure | Love's Sweet Song
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Indy and his girlfriend, Nancy Stratemeyer, whose father created the Nancy Drew mystery series, visit the fascinating laboratory of inventor Thomas Edison. The two must contend with dangerous German spies as they struggle to keep Edison's top-secret invention out of the hands of hostile enemy agents. Following these exploits, Indy is sent to visit his aunt in New Mexico to prevent him from getting into any more trouble. While there, he is kidnapped by Pancho Villa and swept up into the Mexican Revolution. Chaotic, free-wheeling border towns, a "Wild Bunch" style train robbery and a colorful barroom encounter with a young George Patton make for thrilling entertainment in this action-packed movie.
Key Topics: | Significance of Edison; Villa and the Mexican Revolution (this film can easily be divided into two separate lessons; each stands alone very well!) |
Historic People: | Edward Stratemeyer—author of the such popular books series as Tom Swift, The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew |
Exclusive Previews of the Included Documentaries: | -Thomas Alva Edison--Lighting up the World -Invention and Innovation--What's Behind a Good Idea? -The Mystery of Edward Stratemeyer -Wanted: Dead or Alive--Pancho Villa and the American Invasion of Mexico -General John J. Pershing and his American Army -George S. Patton--American Achilles |
Indy Connections: | Click here to see current event articles that relate to the events, topics, and people seen in this Young Indy chapter. |
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Suggested Resources: | Thomas Edison | John J. Pershing |
DescriptorInventor extraordinaire and holder of over 1000 patents. Known for inventing the light bulb, phonograph, and kinetograph (movie camera). Exclusive Documentary PreviewBooksIsrael, Paul. Edison: A Life of Invention. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1998. Friedel, Robert, Paul Israel. Edison's Electric Light: Biography of an Invention. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutger's University Press, 1986. Websites |
DescriptorU.S. Army commander who pursued Pancho Villa and later led the American Expeditionary Force during World War I. Exclusive Documentary PreviewBooksGoldhurt, Richard. Pipe, Clay, and Drill. John J. Pershing: The Classic American Soldier. New York, NY: Reader's Digest Press, 1977. Smythe, Donald. Pershing: General of the Armies. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1986. Websites |
DescriptorU.S. Army General of WWII era best known for his loose tongue and being one of the best tank commanders and tacticians in modern history. Exclusive Documentary PreviewBooksD'Este, Carlo. Patton: A Genius for War. New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 1995. Hirshon, Stanley P. General Patton: A Soldier's Life. New York, NY: HarperCollins, 2002. Websites |
DescriptorMexican revolutionary leader who invaded the US (Columbus, New Mexico) in 1916. This action sparked unsuccessful US intervention in the Mexican Revolution and paved the way for the infamous Zimmerman Telegram which pushed America into WWI. Exclusive Documentary PreviewBooksEisenhower, John S.D. INTERVENTION! The United States and the Mexican Revolution, 1913-1917. W.W. Norton & Co., 1993. Katz, C. Friedrich. Pancho Villa, His Life and Times. Stanford University Press, 1998. Websites |
DescriptorAuthor of the such popular books series as Tom Swift, The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew. Exclusive Documentary PreviewBooksJohnson, Deidre. Edward Stratemeyer and the Stratemeyer Syndicate. New York: Twayne Publishers/Macmillan Publishing Co., 1993. Kismaric, Carole, Heiferman, Marvin. The Mysterious Case of Nancy Drew & the Hardy Boys. New York: Fireside Simon & Schuster Inc., 1998. Websites |
DescriptorOn March 9, 1916 residents of Columbus, New Mexico awoke to shouts and gunfire. Mexican Revolutionary Pancho Villa had stormed into town seeking precious supplies for his waning army. Unfortunately for Villa, the town had a garrison of over 300 soldiers from the 13th cavalry who quickly defended and pursued Villa, killing 200 of his 500 man force. The US Government used the attack as a justification to invade Mexico in pursuit of Villa. This retaliation is known officially as the "Mexican Expedition," but it's more commonly known as the "Punitive Expedition." BooksStout, Joseph. Border Conflict: Villistas, Carrancistas and the Punitive Expedition, 1915-1920. Texas Christian University Press, 1999. Welsome, Eileen. The General and the Jaguar: Pershing's Hunt for Pancho Villa: A True Story of Revolution and Revenge. Bison Books, 2007. Websites |
DescriptorIt's difficult to trace baseball's true origin because similar games were being played as far back as the 1300's, but the first modern baseball game was played on June 19, 1846 in Hoboken, New Jersey. Since that time, baseball has grown to become one of the most popular and profitable International sports, especially in America where it is considered the national pastime. Baseball has often mirrored and played a major role in American history, particularly in the African-American struggle for civil rights during the 1950's and 1960's. BooksRitter, Lawrence S. The Glory of Their Times: The Story of the Early Days of Baseball Told by the Men Who Played It. Harper, 1992. Dickson, Paul. The Dickson Baseball Dictionary. W.W. Norton, 2009. Websites | |
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