This 1902 work is available here from the University of Virginia. It includes illustrations and, according to the author, is taken largely from the accounts written by the explorers themselves.

This is an annotated text of the poem "Thanatopsis" by William Cullen Bryant. Click on the words in red for more information about them. Information about the poem and Bryant is provided after the text.

The McCarran Act was passed by both the House of Representatives and the Senate in the words of the act "to protect the United States against certain un-American and subversive activities by requiring registration of Communist...

A PDF format file from the Auburn University that explains stereoisomers.

This site from the Shippensburg University has a wealth of information about social psychology. This page focuses on person perception and the mental structures involved. You can also find information on self defense, prejudice, social...

The complete text of the short story "The Life You Save May Be Your Own" by Flannery O'Connor.

Complete text of Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour" with hyperlinks to definitions and comprehension questions. A link to biographical information about Chopin is also available.

This Yale Law School project posts outcomes of the First Continental Congress. Contains the actual text of the declarations and resolves written by the First Continental Congress.

This is a PDF discussion paper entitled The "Canadian Diversity Model": A Repertoire in Search of a Framework by Jane Jenson and Martin Papillon. In it, they discuss the "Canadian Diversity Model". This PDF was republished by the...

A poster and description from the American Woman Suffrage Association (1869-1890).

Discusses 4 Maccabees in the context of the political climate of the time.

Japanese Creation Myth (712 CE) translated and updated text for modern retelling.

Students investigate the yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia. Some topics explored are Benjamin Rush, the Santo Domingan influence, and background information on the yellow fever. Additional resources include web pages, references, and...

A collection of archival video clips highlighting the efforts of African Americans to fight racial segregation in education. Looks at the struggle of James H. Meredith to attend the University of Mississippi in 1962, and the resulting...

Here is mandolin tablature for "Camptown Races," the minstrel song written by Stephen Foster.

The original text of Section 3 of the Espionage Act of May 16, 1918 is provided at this site.

Contains the complete text of the "Great Society" speech of President Lyndon B. Johnson.

This is the annotated text of Chapter 5, "Solitude" from Walden by Henry David Thoreau. In this chapter, he explains his walks around Walden Pond and his oneness with nature.

"Self-Reliance" is an essay written by American transcendentalist philosopher and essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson. It contains the most thorough statement of one of Emerson's recurrent themes, the need for each individual to avoid...

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (1861), including a biography of the author.

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Life and Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (1861), including a memoir of the author.

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Little Bird Red and Little Bird Blue: A Tale of the Woods by M. Betham Edwards (1861), a poetic drama with animals and nature speaking in verse.

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Little Sunshine: A Tale for Very Young Children by Mrs. Henry Mackarness (1861), a story to be read to young children. Note: Several pages are missing from the book.

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Long Evenings, or, Stories for My Little Friends by Emilia Marryat (1861), a collection of children's stories.