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12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

Chapter 4 pg 42 - Chapter header of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Published in 1884 by The American Publishing Company

Periods of American Literature

poem. A poet in a Heian period kimono writes Japanese poetry during the Kamo Kyokusui No En Ancient Festival at Jonan-gu shrine on April 29, 2013 in Kyoto, Japan. Festival of Kyokusui-no Utage orignated in 1,182, party Heian era (794-1192).

World Poetry Day

Girl Reading On Turquoise Couch

9 American Countercultural Books

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American bison (Bison bison) also known as buffalo or plains buffalo on the prairie, western U.S.

What’s the Difference Between Bison and Buffalo?

Portrait of Marie Antoinette by Jean-Francois Janinet, 1777. Color etching and engraving with gold leaf printed on two sheets, 30x13.5 in.

Did Marie-Antoinette Really Say “Let Them Eat Cake”?

Human Cannibalism; Johannes Lerii's account of the description of the method the Indians use for "barbecuing" human flesh. Nude Indians barbecuing and eating parts of human bodies; Theodor de Bry.

Cannibalism: Cultures, Cures, Cuisine, and Calories

German machine gunners occupy a trench during World War I.

Weapons of World War I

Berries and leaves of the bittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara) plant. Poisonous plant

7 of the World’s Deadliest Plants

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Flags That Look Alike

Amendments 1-10 to the Constitution of the United States constitute what is known as the Bill of Rights on an American flag.

What Is the Emoluments Clause?

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Key People

Upton Sinclair

Upton Sinclair

American novelist

Lincoln Steffens

Lincoln Steffens

American journalist

Ida Tarbell, 1904

Ida Tarbell

American journalist

Samuel Hopkins

American theologian

Journalist Henry Demarest Lloyd

Henry Demarest Lloyd

American journalist

Samuel Hopkins Adams

Samuel Hopkins Adams

American author

Edwin Markham, 1907

Edwin Markham

American poet

Ray Stannard Baker

Ray Stannard Baker

American writer