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Questions for Discussion: The Wreck of the Corinthian
- What can you learn from looking at a source document? How do first-person accounts differ from the history we might read in textbooks or see onscreen?
- Reliability, authenticity, and accuracy are three important aspects of historical evidence. How would you valuate the three resources according to those three criteria?
- Where and how could you get additional information about this event in history?
- Why were ships from New Bedford in Alaskan waters?
- Can you think of any other sources that could have information about this type of event?
