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Paul Revere

A hero of the American Revolutionary War, Paul Revere is famous for his "midnight ride" of April 18th, 1775, when he sounded the alarm that British forces were moving against American colonists. His…

Edmonia Lewis

Edmonia Lewis was an American sculptor of the late 19th century who gained international fame at a time when women artists were a rarity -- let alone a woman sculptor whose ancestry was African and…

Hartmann von Aue

(Encyclopedia) Hartmann von AueHartmann von Auehärtˈmän fən ouˈə [key], c.1170–c.1220, German poet whose name is also spelled von Ouwe. His chivalric romances Erec and Iwain are tales of Arthurian…

Revere, Paul

(Encyclopedia) Revere, Paul, 1735–1818, American silversmith and political leader in the American Revolution, b. Boston. In his father's smithy he learned to work gold and silver, and he became a…

Recommended Online Poetry Collections

Poetry resources and poetry in the public domain compiled by David Johnson Follow, poet, follow right To the bottom of the night, With your unconstraining voice Still persuade us…

Wadsworth

(Encyclopedia) Wadsworth, city (1990 pop. 15,718), Medina co., NE Ohio, an industrial suburb of Akron; settled c.1816, inc. 1866. Matches, iron and steel valves, and rubber products are manufactured…

Poetry & Poets

Subjects » Geography » History » Language Arts » Mathematics » Science » Social Studies Homework Skills Writing | Research Speaking & Listening Studying Reference Sources…

The Divine Comedy: Paradiso

Purgatorio Six Sonnets on Dante's Divine...ParadisoContentsParadiso: Canto IParadiso: Canto IIParadiso: Canto IIIParadiso: Canto IVParadiso: Canto VParadiso: Canto VIParadiso: Canto…

Wadsworth, Louis Fenn

(Encyclopedia) Wadsworth, Louis Fenn, 1825–1908, American baseball player, b. Litchfield, Conn., grad. Washington College (now Trinity College), Hartford, 1844. After practicing law in New York City…