What was life like for people in the past? One way to learn more is to read or view primary sources. A primary source is firsthand information from the past. It could be a photograph, a letter, or a speech. Other things can be primary sources too. Click on a primary source below.
- John Muir's Thoughts on Yosemite Park—Quotation
- William Bradford Describes the Pilgrims' Exploration for Land to Settle—Journal
- Eliza Lucas Pinckney Writes to Her Father in 1741—Historical Letter
- Rosa Parks' Historic Refusal—Essay
- Meriwether Lewis Explores the Louisiana Purchase—Journal
- Henry Ford Describes the First Assembly Line—Essay
- Mary Ballou's View of the Gold Rush—Historical Letter
- Editorial About the Transcontinental Railroad—Historical Editorial
- Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights—Speech