http://historyexplorer.si.edu/rss?key=resourcesSmithsonian's History Explorer Resources Related To Book "Out of the Dust"http://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/?key=1127http://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/?key=1127<p>When the Depression and resulting banking crisis hit their community, the residents of the coastal town of Pismo Beach, California picked an unusual but logical medium of exchange. Perhaps with tongue in cheek, the merchants and officials of Pismo Beach decided to make the best of a bad situation, and to make the humble clam shell into an object of trade.</p>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 12:51:29 GMThttp://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/?key=2249http://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/?key=2249<p dir="ltr" align="left">In this section of the online exhibition&nbsp;<em>Treasures of American History, s</em>tudents will learn that by understanding the challenges of the past, they can draw lessons and inspiration for confronting new challenges in the present and future. The topics discussed in this section are: the American Revolution; slavery; westward expansion; the Civil War, women's suffrage, the Great Depression and World War II, the Civil Rights movement and AIDS. A Spanish version of the exhibition is available on the exhibition's homepage.</p>Wed, 07 Nov 2012 14:56:27 GMT