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Walt Whitman: Song of the Broad-Axe, Part 2

Part 2Welcome are all earth's lands, each for its kind, Welcome are lands of pine and oak, Welcome are lands of the lemon and fig, Welcome are lands of gold, Welcome are lands of wheat and…

Walt Whitman: Song of the Redwood-Tree, Part 2

Part 2The flashing and golden pageant of California, The sudden and gorgeous drama, the sunny and ample lands, The long and varied stretch from Puget sound to Colorado south, Lands bathed in…

Seth Lewelling Biography

Seth Lewellinghorticulturist, developer of several varieties of fruitBorn: 3/6/1820Birthplace: Randolph, N.C. Lewelling arrived in Oregon Territory in 1850 with a wagon-full of fruit seeds…

The Devil's Dictionary: Excess

by Ambrose Bierce EXCEPTIONEXCOMMUNICATIONEXCESS -n. In morals, an indulgence that enforces by appropriate penalties the law of moderation. Hail, high Excess — especially in wine…

Autumn Tale

Director/Writer:Eric Rohmer October Films; 110 minutes; NRRelease:7/99Cast:Beatrice Romand, Marie Riviere, Alexia Portal The latest offering from French director Eric Rohmer is as lazy and…

John Ford

Name at birth: John Martin FeeneyJohn Ford is one of the most celebrated filmmakers in history, the director of American westerns such as Stagecoach (1939, the movie that made John Wayne a star), She…

John C. Reilly

John C. Reilly's versatile range extends from serious roles such as in Boogie Nights, Magnolia and Chicago to crazy comedies such as Walk Hard and TV's Check it Out! with Dr. Steve Brule. A Chicago…

John LITTLE, Congress, OH (1837-1900)

LITTLE John , a Representative from Ohio; born near Grape Grove, Ross Township, Greene County, Ohio, April 25, 1837; attended the common schools; was graduated from Antioch College, Yellow…