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FictionVictory Over Japan: A Book of Stories, Ellen GilchristFirst Work of FictionStones for Ibarra, Harriet DoerrNonfictionAndrew Jackson and the Course of American Democracy, 1833–1845,…Fanny & Alexander <span class="date" >(1982)</span>
Director: Ingmar BergmanCast: Pernilla Allwin, Bertil Guve, Erland Josephson and Harriet Andersson Not the dark ruminations on failed love and impending death associated with Bergman's…oratory
(Encyclopedia) oratory, the art of swaying an audience by eloquent speech. In ancient Greece and Rome oratory was included under the term rhetoric, which meant the art of composing as well as…little magazine
(Encyclopedia) little magazine, term used to designate certain magazines that have as their purpose the publication of art, literature, or social theory by comparatively little-known writers. The…Joyce, James
(Encyclopedia) Joyce, James, 1882–1941, Irish novelist. Perhaps the most influential and significant novelist of the 20th cent., Joyce was a master of the English language, exploiting all of its…Black Civil War Soldiers
United States > Military Affairs Comprising 10% of the Union Army, Black troops played a vital role in the American Civil War By Catherine McNiff Emancipation Proclamation Related Links…E-H
Marian Wright EdelmanJohn EdwardsJohn EhrlichmanMamie Geneva Doud EisenhowerEleanor of AquitaineJoycelyn Jones EldersDaniel EllsbergOlaudah EquianoMarch Fong EuDonald EvansMedgar EversMyrlie…Theresa Rebeck
Theresa Rebeck is a New York playwright who also writes and produces TV shows, including Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Smash. She grew up in Ohio and is a 1980 graduate of the University of…Frederick Douglass
Name at birth: Frederick Augustus Washington BaileyFrederick Douglass was a former slave who became one of the great American anti-slavery leaders of the 1800s. Frederick Douglass was born into…Poems: The Boston Evening Transcript
by T. S. Eliot Morning at the WindowAunt HelenThe Boston Evening Transcript The readers of the Boston Evening Transcript Sway in the wind like a field of ripe corn. When evening quickens…Trending
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