Month Seven
AMERICAN FRONTIER
Painting: Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way painted by Emanuel Leutze, 1862. Found in the U.S. Capitol. Learn more about the painting here.
Music:
- Hoe Down from Rodeo by Aaron Copland
- Rodeo by Aaron Copland
- Listening Guide to Aaron Copland's Billy the Kid - London Philharmonia Orchestra
- Complete Billy the Kid Concert Suite
- The Magnificent Seven Theme by Elmer Bernstein
- How the West Was Won Theme by Alfred Newman
- Shenandoah by Mormon Tabernacle Choir
- Oklahoma by Rodgers and Hammerstein
- Seven Brides for Seven Brothers - Barn Raising Dance
- Folk music by Elizabeth Mitchell
- Little Bird, Little Bird
- Froggie Went a' Courtin'
- Shoe Lie Loo
- Native American music
- Sacred Songs of Cheyenne, etc._
- Shawnee Sioux War Dance with images (6 min.)
- 1946 film teaches sign language of Natives
Plays:
- The Torn Dresses (Daniel Boone's Daughters)
- An Indian Boy's Pet
- The White Canoe
- Daniel Boone
Movies:
For the whole family:
For the whole family:
- Oklahoma (1955)
- Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
- Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964)
- Apple Dumpling Gang (1975)
- Sarah, Plain and Tall (1991)
- Love Comes Softly (2003) --There are several sequels to this movie.
- Calamity Jane (1953)
- Tom Sawyer (1938)
- How the West Was Won (1962)
- Daniel Boone (1964-1970) --There are several youtubes available.
- Davy Crockett (1955)
- Little House on the Prairie Series
- 17 Miracles
Old time westerns and movies for older children:
- Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
- My Darling Clementine (1946)
- Brigham Young (1940)
- Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
- Geronimo (1993)
- Dances With Wolves (1990)
- Molokai (1999)
ARABIA/ISLAM/CRUSADES
Plays:
Movies:
FAMILY:
FAMILY:
- Arabian Nights (2000)
- The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)
- OLDER FAMILY MEMBERS:
- Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
- King Richard and the Crusades (1954)
- The Crusades (1935)