An image of "Etretat, La Manneporte, Reflections on the Sea", created by Claude Monet in 1885 (Oil on canvas, 66 x 82 cm).

This essay discusses how religion influenced people in regards to fighting the British during the American Revolution. There are several primary sources to examine in this site.

This essay discusses how religion influenced people in regards to fighting the British during the American Revolution. There are several primary sources to examine in this site.

Harvey Hogue's adventures as a Union soldier in a Confederate prison camp, and his escape from the notorious Andersonville make interesting reading. Not exactly a primary source document, but stories from an actual participant in the...

Mount Songshang is considered to be the central sacred mountain of China. At the foot of this 1500 metre high mountain, close to the city of Dengfeng in Henan province and spread over a 40 square-kilometre circle, stand eight clusters of...

In 2003, NPR's Weekend Edition presented a series of reports based on readings of war poetry ranging from the Iliad to World War I reflections. Listen to the readings, including a recording of Alfred, Lord Tennyson reading "The Charge of...

In 2003, NPR's Weekend Edition presented a series of reports based on readings of war poetry ranging from the Iliad to World War I reflections. Listen to the readings, including a recording of Alfred, Lord Tennyson reading "The Charge of...

Explore the cultural context of Canadian novelist Marie-Clair Blais' writing through fonds held by Library and Archives Canada. These fonds, which are "broken down into three distinct categories" (journals, manuscript notebooks, and...

Explore the cultural context of Canadian novelist Marie-Clair Blais' writing through fonds held by Library and Archives Canada. These fonds, which are "broken down into three distinct categories" (journals, manuscript notebooks, and...