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Mary Chesnut A Diary from Dixie,as Written by Mary Boykin Chesnut,Wife of James Chesnut, Jr., United States Senatorfrom South Carolina, 1859-1861,and Afterward an Aide to Jefferson Davis and a Brigadier-Generalin the Confederate Army: I do not pretend to go to sleep. How can I? If Anderson does no...

England Under Mary. History Of EnglandAuthor: Dickens, CharlesThe Duke of Northumberland was very anxious to keep the young king'sdeath a secret, in order that he might get the two princesses into his power.But the Princess Mary, being informed of that event as she was on her way toLondon to see her...

The Spanish Influenza Spanish Influenza Outbreak, 1918 by Sarah Cummings I had a little bird. Its name was Enza.I opened the window, And in-flu-enza* Children's Rhyme In the midst of perfect health, in a circumscribed community... the first case of influenza would occur, and then within the nex...

Panama Canal Author: Low, A. Maurice Panama Canal By A. Maurice Low No one can look at a map of the Western World without thinking of the great and obvious advantage that would result to commerce if the isthmus could be cut by a ship-canal. From the time when Balboa (not Cortes, as the poet has it...

Ancient Egypt, Part Two EGYPT'S HISTORYRobert Guisepi, 2004 The Valley of the Nile New Kingdom The 13th Dynasty saw weak rulers—50 or 60 in 150 years. The Second Intermediate Period (14th-17th dynasties) was another time of divided rule in Egypt. The Hyksos, invaders from western Asia, entered Egypt...

A History of Ancient Greece GREEK LITERATURE The great British philosopher-mathematician Alfred North Whitehead once commented that all philosophy is but a footnote to Plato . A similar point can be made regarding Greek literature as a whole. Over a period of more than ten centuries, the ancient Gr...

BOOK V Contents I. How Ethelwald, successor to Cuthbert, leading an eremitical life, calmed a tempest when the brethren were in danger at sea. [A.D. 687] II. How Bishop John cured a dumb man by blessing him. [A.D. 685] III. The same bishop, John, by his prayers, healed a sick maiden. [A.D. 686] IV. ...

Nathaniel Banks Of the 14 Union officers who received the Thanks of Congress during the Civil War, Nathaniel P. Banks was the least entitled. Serving under five different party labels during his political career, he rose from a childhood job in a cotton mill in his native Massachusetts-which earned ...

Holy Roman Empire, TheCareer Of Charlemagne Author:Guizot, Francois P. G."By the sword and the cross," Charlemagne (Charles the Great) became master of Western Europe. It was falling into decay when Charlemagne became joint king of the Franks in 768. Except in the monasteries, people had all but for ...

The History Of ItalyAuthor: Hallam, Henry Part IIThe sovereignty of the emperors, meanwhile, though not very effective,was in theory always admitted. Their name was used in public acts, andappeared upon the coin. When they came into Italy they had certain customarysupplies of provisions, called fod...

The Peoples Of The AmericasAuthor: Stearns, Peter NDate: 1992The Archaic CulturesBy about 9000 B.C. small bands of hunters were widely dispersed over theAmerican continents. Changes in climate with the ending of the last Ice Agemay lay behind changes in diet and ways of life. The disappearance of la...

A History of Ancient Greece Demaratus on the Spartan Way of Living Introduction: Herodotos presented this dialogue (Bk 7, trans. G. Rawlinson; revised, M. Markowski) between Demaratos (a Greek) and Xerxes, Emperor of Persia. Xerxes followed Darius in power and continued the war against the Greeks. ...