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From Tidewater to the Sea

Chapter 16 Chapter 18 From Tidewater to the Sea Near the mouth of the river which the explorers named Quicksand River (now Sandy), they met a party of fifteen Indians who had…

U.S. Tornadoes

Find a list of the most deadly and intense tornadoes in the U.S. with casualty information.   1840 May 6, Natchez, Miss.: tornado struck heart of the city, killing 317 and injuring over 1,…

Lewis & Clark: From Tidewater to the Sea

by NoahBrooks Down the Columbia to TidewaterCamping by the PacificFrom Tidewater to the Sea Near the mouth of the river which the explorers named Quicksand River (now…

Percy Bysshe Shelley: To a Skylark

by Percy Bysshe Shelley The CloudCancelled Passage of the Ode to LibertyTo a Skylark Composed at Leghorn, 1820, and published with "Prometheus Unbound" in the same year. There is a…

Pericles, Prince of Tyre

Pericles, Prince of Tyre Pericles, Prince of Tyre, became a voluntary exile from his dominions, to avert the dreadful calamities which Antiochus, the wicked emperor of Greece, threatened to…

State Symbols

StateSongBirdTreeFlowerAlabama“Alabama” (1931)yellowhammer (1927)Southern longleaf pine (1949, 1997)camellia (1959)Salt water fish: fighting tarpon (1955); Fresh water fish: largemouth bass (…

atmosphere

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Atmosphere atmosphere [Gr.,=sphere of air], the mixture of gases surrounding a celestial body with sufficient gravity to maintain it. Although some details about the…

Frederick and Catherine

Frederick and Catherine There was once a man called Frederick: he had a wife whose name was Catherine, and they had not long been married. One day Frederick said. 'Kate! I am going to work in…

Berkman & Goldman: Impressions of the Trial

by GuidoBrunoEpigraph and ForewordOpening SessionImpressions of the Trial Oppression has dragged revolt before the tribunal of the Grand Inquisition. Dead words of the Law lay ready as…