Friday, May 02, 2008

Apples and Mangoes: Marc Aronson's nonfiction title, The Real Revolution





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  1. Thanks for mentioning The Real Revolution -- I have been tracing many more links between India and America, from 1600 to the present. From the Thoreau-Gandhi connection, to Rahmmohan Roy's influence on the Unitarians in New England to the strange way the American Civil War influenced cotton growing in India, the two lands have had deeper connections than we often realize

  2. Very true. Lots of people make the connection between Gandhi and MLK but the Thoreau connection is largely forgotten. Another American with an interesting connection to Gandhi was a man from Pennsylvania named Samuel Stokes. He was the first (maybe only? not sure) American to have been jailed in the Indian freedom movement. He's also credited with introducing systematic apple cultivation in India. Fascinating stuff.

  3. After reading your posting, "Apples and Mangoes" I went out and purchased Marc Aronson's books. They are filled with historical information, but more importantly he creates connecting threads throughout the world showing the whole picture as well as the cause and effect momentum. As an educator, I will be using these books in my social studies curriculum to broaden the minds of my middle grade students into analyzing exploration etc... in a more global perspective. THANKS for sharing.

  4. Tina I agree. His books are insightful and they show a respect for young readers, because they seem to be saying, It's complicated but hey, I trust you and I know you'll be able to live with ambiguity, with questions.