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The Tall Ships Set Sail
Powerful 18th and 19th century sailing ships converge on Boston by David Johnson Take the Tall Ships Quiz! The HMS Bounty Interesting Tall Ships The Kruzenshtern…Poems by Emily Dickinson (Third Series): A Book
by EmilyDickinsonThe InevitableXVIIA Book A Book There is no frigate like a book To take us lands away, Nor any coursers like a page Of prancing poetry. This traverse may the poorest…Robert Fulton
Robert Fulton is popularly, if inaccurately, considered the inventor of the steamship. Born in Pennsylvania, he began his career as an artist, painting mostly portraits (Benjamin Franklin sat for him…Poems by Emily Dickinson: Two Voyagers
by EmilyDickinsonXVIIBy the SeaTwo Voyagers Two Voyagers Two butterflies went out at noon And waltzed above a stream, Then stepped straight through the firmament And rested on a beam;…William Weightman VALK, Congress, NY (1806-1879)
VALK William Weightman , a Representative from New York; born in Charleston, S.C., October 12, 1806; attended the local school and was graduated from the University of South Carolina at Columbia…Edward Preble LITTLE, Congress, MA (1791-1875)
LITTLE Edward Preble , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Marshfield, Plymouth County, Mass., November 7, 1791; attended the public schools; at the age of nine (in 1800) he was on the U…Benjamin BROWN, Congress, MA (1756-1831)
BROWN Benjamin , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Swansea, Mass., September 23, 1756; pursued academic studies; studied medicine and commenced practice in Waldoboro, Maine (until 1820…State of the Union Address: James Madison (November 4, 1812)
James Madison (November 4, 1812) Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and House of Representatives: On our present meeting it is my first duty to invite your attention to the providential favors which our…Poems by Emily Dickinson: By the Sea
by EmilyDickinsonTwo VoyagersOld-FashionedBy the Sea By the Sea I started early, took my dog, And visited the sea; The mermaids in the basement Came out to look at me, And frigates in…Landmarks of Boston
by Dana J. Quigley photos by Carol M. Highsmith No city in the U.S. is richer in historical associations than Boston, and no city has retained more of its original buildings…Trending
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