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Reckoning with Slavery
Edward Ball received the National Book Award for Slaves in the Family, an exploration of the shared experience of masters and slaves in his family's plantation past. But the book is only the…<i>Eclipse</i> Trivia
Learn about the symbolism, origin of names, and other interesting tidbits about Twilight Related Links Twilight Page Twilight Quiz…Colonial American and Ivy League Colleges
America's oldest and prestigious universities While a number of present-day colleges were founded as secondary schools before the American Revolution, only nine existed as colleges at that point.…Fenway Park Turns One Hundred
In 2012, one of Major League Baseball's most beloved ballparks celebrates its centennial. Fenway Park Photo by Carol M. Highsmith Related Links Fenway Park 100 Years Official…The Supreme Court: Oliver Wendell Holmes (1902-1932)
Oliver Wendell Holmes (1902-1932)The Supreme CourtGreat Minds of the CourtJoseph Story (1811-1845)Oliver Wendell Holmes (1902-1932)Louis Brandeis (1916-1939)Benjamin Cardozo (1932-1938)Hugo…The Supreme Court: Taney Court, 1837 to 1864
Taney Court, 1837 to 1864The Supreme CourtEbbs and Flows of Court LeadershipTaney Court, 1837 to 1864Chase Court, 1864 to 1873Waite Court, 1874 to 1888Fuller Court, 1888 to 1910White Court,…Ralph Waldo Emerson: Biographical Sketch
Biographical SketchThe Emersons first appeared in the north of England, but Thomas, who landed in Massachusetts in 1638, came from Hertfordshire. He built soon after a house, sometimes railed…Percy Bysshe Shelley: Preface to his Poetical Works
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Preface by Mrs. Shelley Preface This edition of his "Poetical Works" contains all Shelley's ascertained poems and fragments of verse that have hitherto appeared in…Brewer's: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: H
E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z H. H.B. H.M.S. H.U. Habeas Corpus Haberdasher Habit is Second Nature Habsburg…The Pivot of Civilization: Science the Ally
A Moral Necessity Education and Expression Science the Ally "There is but one hope. Ignorance, poverty, and vice must stop populating the world. This cannot be done by…Trending
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