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Flatland: Of the Ancient Practice of Painting

by Edwin A. Abbott Concerning Irregular FiguresOf the Universal Colour BillOf the Ancient Practice of Painting If my Readers have followed me with any attention up to this point, they…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: August 15, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark August 14, 1806August 16, 1806August 15, 1806 Thursday August 15th 1806 Continued Mandans Vilg after assembling the Chiefs and Smokeing one pipe…

Venezuela Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Venezuela   People hike in the Andean Mountains near Merida, Venezuela, May 17, 1998. [© AP Images]   PROFILE OFFICIAL NAME:Bolivarian Republic of…

Which of These Things Came from the Americas?

In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue— discovering the Americas. But during the following Columbian Exchange between the New World across the Atlantic and Old World Europe and Asia, what items were…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: April 10, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark April 9, 1806April 11, 1806April 10, 1806 Thursday April 10th 1806. We set out early and droped down the channel to the lower end of brant Island…