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Accounts of Early Captivity in Early America: A Comparison
As explorers and settlers were forging ahead on their quest for knowledge and colonization, they encountered many different native...
Analysis: Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death" and "The Premature Burial"
Edgar Allan Poe was a significant part of the era that consisted of the Romantic style of writing. His consistent use of themes,...
Women's Role in Prewar and Postwar America
War often plays a tremendous part in the transformation of gender roles, not only on a military front but also on the civilian side. The...
Origins of the Black Death
The plague known as the Black Death devastated most of the European continent during its peak, impacting Europe for centuries and...
The Salem Witch Trials & Their Lasting Impression on America
One cold day in December 1691, in the home of the Reverend Samuel Parris, pastor to Salem Village, Massachusetts, the children of the...