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The Civil War
Apart from the matter of slavery, the Civil War arose out of both the economic and political rivalry between an agrarian South and an industrial North and the issue of the right of states to…Ulysses Reveals Himself to Telemachus - The Odyssey
Minerva Summons Telemachus fr... Telemachus and His Mother Mee... Ulysses Reveals Himself to Telemachus. Meanwhile Ulysses and the swineherd had lit a fire in the hut and were were…Ulysses (U.S. and European Space Agency)
Destination: The Sun. Launched: Oct. 6, 1990. Mission: To study the Sun and map the interstellar space above and below its poles. The spacecraft was put into orbit at right angles to the solar…The Presidential Gallery
An illustrated guide to the presidents of the United States [ Go to the First Ladies Gallery or the Presidential Factfile! ] Barack Obama2009–Present George W. Bush2001–2009…George Henry WILLIAMS, Congress, OR (1823-1910)
Senate Years of Service: 1865-1871 Party: Republican WILLIAMS George Henry , a Senator from Oregon; born in New Lebanon, Columbia County, N.Y., March 26, 1823; completed preparatory studies;…Farragut, David Glasgow
(Encyclopedia) Farragut, David GlasgowFarragut, David Glasgowfărˈəgət [key], 1801–70, American admiral, b. near Knoxville, Tenn. Appointed a midshipman in 1810, he first served on the frigate Essex,…monologue
(Encyclopedia) monologue, an extended speech by one person only. Strindberg's one-act play The Stronger, spoken entirely by one person, is an extreme example of monologue. Soliloquy is synonymous,…Odysseus
(Encyclopedia) OdysseusOdysseusōdĭsˈēəs [key], Lat. UlyssesOdysseusy&oomacr;lĭsˈēz [key], in Greek mythology, son and successor of King Laertes of Ithaca. A leader of Greek forces during the…Anderson, Margaret C.
(Encyclopedia) Anderson, Margaret C., 1886–1973, American author, editor, and publisher, b. Indianapolis, Ind. As editor and publisher of The Little Review (1914–29), one of the most famous of the…Wilson, James Grant
(Encyclopedia) Wilson, James Grant, 1832–1914, American biographer and man of letters, b. Scotland. He was brought to the United States in 1833. After journalistic work in Chicago and service in the…Trending
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