Inside the Volcano

Inside the Volcano: A Curriculum on Nicaragua edited by Bill Bigelow and Jeff Edmundson. 1990. 130 pages. Published by Teaching for Change (formerly Network of Educators Committees on Central America.)

This teaching guide includes lessons on land distribution in Nicaragua before the revolution, the Sandinistas, the involvement of the United States, the literacy campaign, Ben Linder, and the Honduran connection.

"Bigelow and Edmundson have provided an excellent tool for teaching about Nicaragua and Central America in general. Inside the Volcano gives teachers and students an historical context for current events." -- Tom Mooney, former President of the Cincinnati Federation of Teachers, AFT

The book is out of print. A free downloadable PDF (9.7 MB file) of the book is provided below for classroom use. Anyone else wishing to use or reprint excerpts from the book should contact Teaching for Change, info@teachingforchange.org.