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University of Virginia

University of Virginia: Traits of Indian Character

For Students 9th - 10th
This University of Virginia essay offers a selection of Irving's work from the larger work, "The Sketch Book."
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: A Cracker Bon Bon for Christmas Parties by Robert B. Brough

For Students 3rd - 6th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Baldwin Library: A Cracker Bon-Bon for Christmas Parties by Robert B. Brough (1861). This is a collection of short witty plays, poetry, and character sketches.
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University of North Carolina

Unc: Sketches of the Life and Character of Patrick Henry

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the full text of "Sketches of the Life and Character of Patrick Henry (1736-1799)," written by William Wirt (1772-1834). 140 pages long, this book contains an in-depth biography of the man.
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Indiana University

Wolfert's Roost and Other Papers, Now First Collected

For Students 9th - 10th
The 1855 edition of Washington Irving's essay collection Wolfert's Roost is provided in facsimile and can also be read in PDF and plain text form.
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Ancient History Sourcebook: Cornelius Nepos Life of Epaminondas

For Students 9th - 10th
A biographical sketch by 1st century B.C. Roman author, Cornelius Nepos, of the Theban statesman and military leader, Epaminondas. Epaminondas lived at the beginning of the 4th century B.C. The author stresses Epaminondas's strength of...
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PBS

Pbs People and Discoveries: Rosalind Franklin

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS People and Discoveries offers an excellent, if brief, sketch of Rosalind Franklin's character and life.
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PBS

Pbs: The West: Frederick Jackson Turner (1861 1932)

For Students 9th - 10th
This PBS website provides a brief biographical sketch of Frederick Jackson Turner, and an overview of his theory regarding the significance of the American western frontier as the defining experience in the development of the American...
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University of Missouri

Famous Trials: Amistad Trials: Biography of Joseph Cinque

For Students 9th - 10th
A biographical sketch of Joseph Cinque, a leader of the Amistad Revolt. An interesting note is an observation by a phrenologist concerning his determination of Cinque's character by examining his head.
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Washington State University

Washington State University: William Dean Howells Society: Brief Chronology of Selected Works and Events

For Students 9th - 10th
This detailed chronology lists major events during William Dean Howells' life as well as the years in which his writings were published.
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Curated OER

Famous American Trials: Amistad Trials: Biography of Joseph Cinque

For Students 9th - 10th
A biographical sketch of Joseph Cinque, a leader of the Amistad Revolt. An interesting note is an observation by a phrenologist concerning his determination of Cinque's character by examining his head.

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