Biographical summary of Mill's most important writings as related to the events in his life. Scroll to his most controversial, "On Liberty",written in 1859 on the decline of individualism and fear of mass democracy. Some critics point to...

General Nathaniel Lyon (1818 - 1861) was the first Union general to be killed in the Civil War and is most known for his actions in the state of Missouri at the beginning of the war. General Lyon is a controversial figure from the Civil...