Tulip Mania
Tulips are pretty flowers.
So pretty in fact it caused an outright hysteria in the 1630s. A hysteria on such a grand scale, it is said to have created the first recorded speculative bubble and subsequent burst.
Here is some detailed information from the Library of Congress, taken from a Harper’s Magazine article of 1876. Click on [...]
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Hello all. Todd, the TPS-Colorado intern here. I was given the unique responsibility of creating content for this blog. The blog will be updated regularly with announcements of important upcoming TPS-related events, as well as additional information regarding what we actually do here. It will also feature neat and unique things that the other TPS-Colorado [...]
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- Just toured the Molly Brown House...very nice Victorian crafts exhibit currently displayed - http://www.mollybrown.org/
- Teacher Librarian Day 2010 was once again a huge success thanks to the great educators of Colorado - Resources are up! http://goo.gl/PkVX
- Teacher Librarian Day tomorrow! Looking forward to seeing everyone.
- The Library of Congress is now accepting applications for 2010 Summer Teacher Institutes in Washington, D.C. http://bit.ly/7SjlPi
- Join TPS-CO at the Colorado Council for the Social Studies Conference on April 15 - http://goo.gl/X4Np
- Registration for Teacher Librarian Day 2010 is now OPEN! (Friday Feb. 12th 2010) -- http://tld2010.eventbrite.com
- New blog post is up: Andrew Jackson Elected President in 1828 http://bit.ly/7nUBnD
- The LOC is working with AFT on a fellowship program called Civic Voices. Applications due by Dec. 21st - http://bit.ly/7NEJgv
- New Compelling Digital Resource of the Month up - http://www.mscd.edu/tps Do you know who the "Little Magician" is?
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