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Jun 26, 2009
Scurvy, the Sailors Nightmare
In: Historical Resources (general)
By: Grant Sebastian Nell
Scurvy was the biggest killer of sailors from the 1500s to early 1800s, although it has been around for thousands of years.
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Jun 25, 2009
Navigation in the Age of Discovery
In: Historical Resources (general)
By: Grant Sebastian Nell
When seafarers first began the long succession of epic voyages that opened the age of discovery, they knew little of what lay before them.
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Jun 25, 2009
Ships in the Age of Discovery
In: Historical Resources (general)
By: Grant Sebastian Nell
From the start of the fifteenth century, Europeans powers began to expand across the globe in their quest for a sea route to the riches of the east.
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Jun 21, 2009
Clipper Ships, Majestic Racehorses of The Sea
In: Historical Resources (general)
By: Grant Sebastian Nell
Clippers traced their origins to relatively small, fast ships built in America in the late 1700's.
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Jun 18, 2009
King Otto and Queen Amalia
In: Historical Resources (general)
By: Lito Apostolakou
The travel journal of Swedish writer, Fredrika Bremer, offers interesting descriptions of the first royal couple of 19th-century Greece.
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Jun 17, 2009
History of Town Meeting
In: Historical Resources (general)
By: Jeremy Perkins
Long touted as the purest and most democratic form of government, the New England town meeting has Colonial roots but may be in danger of loosing support.
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Jun 17, 2009
King Otto of Greece
In: Historical Resources (general)
By: Lito Apostolakou
The travel journals of Nassau Senior provide an interesting insight on the first royals of 19th-century Greece.
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May 15, 2009
E.H. Gombrich's Little History of the World
In: Historical Resources (general)
By: James Ellsworth
In less than three hundred pages, the author, more comfortable and accomplished in art history, turned his skill to write an acclaimed world history in six weeks.
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May 12, 2009
Lost Gospel
In: Historical Resources (general)
By: Holly Beth Anderle
The possibility of a mysterious lost gospel, called Q, has tantalized biblical scholars for centuries, and challenged them to produce the proof of this text's existence.
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May 11, 2009
How the World Dates Itself
In: Historical Methodology
By: David Schauer
How a culture chooses to date the year is inspired by that culture's religion. With many different religions in the world, it's no surprise in the variety of calendars.
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May 9, 2009
Special Days in History - May 10th Anniversaries
In: Historical Resources (general)
By: Christine Fadhley
Birthday, anniversary, special occasion? Discover what other noteworthy occasions also took place on this day in history, May 10th.
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May 8, 2009
Special Days in History - May 9th Anniversaries
In: Historical Resources (general)
By: Christine Fadhley
Birthday, anniversary, special occasion? Discover what other noteworthy occasions also took place on this day in history, May 9th.
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May 7, 2009
Special Days in History - May 8th Anniversaries
In: Historical Resources (general)
By: Christine Fadhley
Birthday, anniversary, special occasion? Discover what momentous occasions also took place on this day in history, May 8th.
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May 6, 2009
Different Uses of Primary and Secondary Sources
In: Historical Methodology
By: Sara McCleary
Different types of sources have different uses when writing historical nonfiction.
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