Articles related to "Whitman"
Walt Whitman Biography
The life and poetry of Walt Whitman, American poet and journalist, famous for Leaves of Grass.
• walt whitman • walt whitman biography • whitman life and poetry • whitman o captain my captain • whitman leaves of grass
The life and poetry of Walt Whitman, American poet and journalist, famous for Leaves of Grass.
• walt whitman • walt whitman biography • whitman life and poetry • whitman o captain my captain • whitman leaves of grass
Walt Whitman: More Than a War Poet (Part Two)
"Whitman: More Than A War Poet." Part Two of Two. See "Viewing Robert Frost (Part One)"!
• walt whitman • whitman • leaves of grass • emerson • critical essays
"Whitman: More Than A War Poet." Part Two of Two. See "Viewing Robert Frost (Part One)"!
• walt whitman • whitman • leaves of grass • emerson • critical essays
Mae Whitman Voices Tinker Bell
Mae Whitman (Avatar: The Last Airbender) will voice the role of Tinker Bell in Disney's new direct-to-DVD franchise.
• mae whitman • tinker bell movie • disney • avatar: the last airbender • brittany murphy
Mae Whitman (Avatar: The Last Airbender) will voice the role of Tinker Bell in Disney's new direct-to-DVD franchise.
• mae whitman • tinker bell movie • disney • avatar: the last airbender • brittany murphy
Whitman's 'Reconciliation'
Walt Whitman served in field hospitals during the American Civil War (1861-1865), and he wrote extensively about his experience in both poems and essays.
• walt whitman • reconciliation • loving one’s enemies • american civil war poetry • the word
Walt Whitman served in field hospitals during the American Civil War (1861-1865), and he wrote extensively about his experience in both poems and essays.
• walt whitman • reconciliation • loving one’s enemies • american civil war poetry • the word
Whitman's Learn'd Astronomer
Walt Whitman's sprawling eight-line poem showcases the poet's freewheeling style while dramatizing the wildly romantic world view portrayed in almost all of his poems.
• walt whitman • when i heard the learn’d astronomer • thought vs feeling • romantic • contrasts
Walt Whitman's sprawling eight-line poem showcases the poet's freewheeling style while dramatizing the wildly romantic world view portrayed in almost all of his poems.
• walt whitman • when i heard the learn’d astronomer • thought vs feeling • romantic • contrasts
Whitman’s ‘I Hear America Singing’
Walt Whitman's tribute to America's ordinary laborers dramatizes the good cheer of the day laborers of 19th century America but also tips its hat to night time partiers.
• whitman’s i hear america singing • an american tribute • walt whitman • varied carols • unique songs of praise
Walt Whitman's tribute to America's ordinary laborers dramatizes the good cheer of the day laborers of 19th century America but also tips its hat to night time partiers.
• whitman’s i hear america singing • an american tribute • walt whitman • varied carols • unique songs of praise
Classic Authors: Walt Whitman
A brief biography of Walt Whitman.
• leaves of grass • walt whitman • ralph waldo emerson
A brief biography of Walt Whitman.
• leaves of grass • walt whitman • ralph waldo emerson
Famous Poet: Walt Whitman
Beginning of a series of famous poets.
• walt • whitman • poet • poetry • o
Beginning of a series of famous poets.
• walt • whitman • poet • poetry • o
Narcissa Prentiss Whitman, part 1
Narcissa Prentiss desires to go to the Far West to start a mission for the western Indians. Henry Spalding, also, aspires to this aim. Narcissa must have a husband who also desires to become a missionary to the Indians. Spalding needs a wife to take with him. He sets his attentions on Narcissa.
• whitman • narcissa • prentiss • great • american
Narcissa Prentiss desires to go to the Far West to start a mission for the western Indians. Henry Spalding, also, aspires to this aim. Narcissa must have a husband who also desires to become a missionary to the Indians. Spalding needs a wife to take with him. He sets his attentions on Narcissa.
• whitman • narcissa • prentiss • great • american
Narcissa Prentiss Whitman, part 2
Henry Spalding and Narcissa Prentiss learn that missionaries are needed to administer to the Indians. Both need a mate before they can become missionaries. Henry needs more education and becomes engaged.
• whitman • narcissa • prentiss • great • american
Henry Spalding and Narcissa Prentiss learn that missionaries are needed to administer to the Indians. Both need a mate before they can become missionaries. Henry needs more education and becomes engaged.
• whitman • narcissa • prentiss • great • american
Varese's Ionisation and Ecuatorial
Electronic music relies on different techniques and concerns than traditional acoustic music, most notably the exploration of sound color.
• edgard varèse • ionisation • electronic music • experimental music • keith fullerton whitman
Electronic music relies on different techniques and concerns than traditional acoustic music, most notably the exploration of sound color.
• edgard varèse • ionisation • electronic music • experimental music • keith fullerton whitman
Walt Whitman Birthplace
The Walt Whitman Birthplace, an inspirational back-to-school literary tour.
• walt whitman • long island • new york • literary landmarks • literary tours
The Walt Whitman Birthplace, an inspirational back-to-school literary tour.
• walt whitman • long island • new york • literary landmarks • literary tours
Walt Whitman: More Than A War Poet (Part One)
"Whitman: More Than A War Poet." Part One of Two. See Part Two also!
• whitman • dickinson • poetry • writing • criticism
"Whitman: More Than A War Poet." Part One of Two. See Part Two also!
• whitman • dickinson • poetry • writing • criticism
Walt Whitman: War Poet & Beyond
Review of Leaves of Grass.
• whitman • america • manhattan • freedom • democracy
Review of Leaves of Grass.
• whitman • america • manhattan • freedom • democracy
Big Little Books III-Say Do You Have?
Big Little Books-the stuff of our youths, are worth a great deal of money. This list should help you find the MVBLB's.
• big little books • whitman • roy rogers • gene autry • dick tracy
Big Little Books-the stuff of our youths, are worth a great deal of money. This list should help you find the MVBLB's.
• big little books • whitman • roy rogers • gene autry • dick tracy
Classic Vs. Modern Poetry (Part Two)
<big>WORKS CITED</big><br> <br> <i>The Complete Poems of Anne Sexton, With a foreword by Maxine Kumin</i>. Copyright © 1981 Maxine Kumin. Published by Houghton Mifflin, Boston, MA. <br> <br> "Countee Cullen." <i>The Academy of American Poets Online. </i> <http://www.poets.org/poets/poets.cfm?prmID=56 > [Accessed Sun. Dec. 10 12:50:53 US/Eastern 2000]. <br> <br> “Eliot, T.S. 1922. The Wasteland.” <i>Project Bartleby Online.</i> <http://www.bartleby.com/201/ > [Accessed Mon. Dec. 11 1:15:43 US/Eastern 2000].<br> <br><i> Great Short Works of Edgar Allen Poe, Edited with an introduction by G.R. Thompson</i>. Copyright © 1970 by G.R. Thompson. Published by Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, NY.<br> <br> “Gwendolyn Brooks.” <i>The Academy of American Poets Online. </i> <http://www.poets.org/poets/poets.cfm?prmID=166 > [Accessed Mon. Dec. 11 1:26:37 US/Eastern 2000].<br> <br><i> Leaves of Grass, by Walt Whitman, With an introduction by Justin Kaplan.</i> Introduction copyright © Justin Kaplan. Published by Bantam Books, New York, NY.<br> <br> “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.” Eliot, T.S. 1917. Prufrock and Other Observations.” <i>Project Bartleby Online.</i> <http://www.bartleby.com/198/1.html > [Accessed Mon. Dec. 11 1:22:20 US/Eastern 2000].<br> <br><i> New Enlarged Anthology of Robert Frost’s Poems, With an introduction and commentary by Louis Untermeyer</i>. Copyright © 1971 by Louis Untermeyer and Mary Silva Cosgrave. Published by Washington Square Press, New York, NY. <br> <br><i> Selected Poems & Letters of Emily Dickinson, Edited by Robert N. Linscott</i>. Copyright © 1959 by Robert N. Linscott. Published by Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc., New York, NY.<br> <br> “Selection of Poems by Modern American Women Poets.” Dr. Harvey Kassebaum’s American Literature Class Handout, Fall 1999. (For Sharon Olds’ “The One Girl at the Boys’ Party.")<br> <br><i> Selected Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Edited and with a foreword by William H. Gilman</i>. Copyright © 1965 by New American Library (a division of Penguin Books USA Inc., New York, NY). <br> <br> “Sylvia Plath.” <i>The Academy of American Poets Online.</i> <http://www.poets.org/poems/poems.cfm?prmID=1064 > [Accessed Sun. Dec. 10 12:53:14 US/Eastern 2000].<br>
• poetry • essay • sexton • dickinson • cullen
<big>WORKS CITED</big><br> <br> <i>The Complete Poems of Anne Sexton, With a foreword by Maxine Kumin</i>. Copyright © 1981 Maxine Kumin. Published by Houghton Mifflin, Boston, MA. <br> <br> "Countee Cullen." <i>The Academy of American Poets Online. </i> <http://www.poets.org/poets/poets.cfm?prmID=56 > [Accessed Sun. Dec. 10 12:50:53 US/Eastern 2000]. <br> <br> “Eliot, T.S. 1922. The Wasteland.” <i>Project Bartleby Online.</i> <http://www.bartleby.com/201/ > [Accessed Mon. Dec. 11 1:15:43 US/Eastern 2000].<br> <br><i> Great Short Works of Edgar Allen Poe, Edited with an introduction by G.R. Thompson</i>. Copyright © 1970 by G.R. Thompson. Published by Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, NY.<br> <br> “Gwendolyn Brooks.” <i>The Academy of American Poets Online. </i> <http://www.poets.org/poets/poets.cfm?prmID=166 > [Accessed Mon. Dec. 11 1:26:37 US/Eastern 2000].<br> <br><i> Leaves of Grass, by Walt Whitman, With an introduction by Justin Kaplan.</i> Introduction copyright © Justin Kaplan. Published by Bantam Books, New York, NY.<br> <br> “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.” Eliot, T.S. 1917. Prufrock and Other Observations.” <i>Project Bartleby Online.</i> <http://www.bartleby.com/198/1.html > [Accessed Mon. Dec. 11 1:22:20 US/Eastern 2000].<br> <br><i> New Enlarged Anthology of Robert Frost’s Poems, With an introduction and commentary by Louis Untermeyer</i>. Copyright © 1971 by Louis Untermeyer and Mary Silva Cosgrave. Published by Washington Square Press, New York, NY. <br> <br><i> Selected Poems & Letters of Emily Dickinson, Edited by Robert N. Linscott</i>. Copyright © 1959 by Robert N. Linscott. Published by Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc., New York, NY.<br> <br> “Selection of Poems by Modern American Women Poets.” Dr. Harvey Kassebaum’s American Literature Class Handout, Fall 1999. (For Sharon Olds’ “The One Girl at the Boys’ Party.")<br> <br><i> Selected Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Edited and with a foreword by William H. Gilman</i>. Copyright © 1965 by New American Library (a division of Penguin Books USA Inc., New York, NY). <br> <br> “Sylvia Plath.” <i>The Academy of American Poets Online.</i> <http://www.poets.org/poems/poems.cfm?prmID=1064 > [Accessed Sun. Dec. 10 12:53:14 US/Eastern 2000].<br>
• poetry • essay • sexton • dickinson • cullen
Loafer's Glory
Just loafing is a wonderful experience, which psychologists say is very therapeutic. The great American poet, Walt Whitman, says in "Leaves of Grass," that "I loaf and invite my soul." Meditation is kind of like formal loafing!
• caring for the soul • soul • caring • care • meditation
Just loafing is a wonderful experience, which psychologists say is very therapeutic. The great American poet, Walt Whitman, says in "Leaves of Grass," that "I loaf and invite my soul." Meditation is kind of like formal loafing!
• caring for the soul • soul • caring • care • meditation
The Consciousness of the Reader
This article looks at the concept of "reader response" in the reading of text. Specifically, in this essay, the student's particular response to writings by Bradstreet, Whitman, and Hemingway are discussed.
• reader response • whitman • bradstreet • hemingway • reader's consciousness
This article looks at the concept of "reader response" in the reading of text. Specifically, in this essay, the student's particular response to writings by Bradstreet, Whitman, and Hemingway are discussed.
• reader response • whitman • bradstreet • hemingway • reader's consciousness
The Sagers Go West, part 10
Doctor and Mrs. Whitman decide to keep all of the Sager children. The infant Rosanna is returned to her family. The school at the mission is opened and Frank Sager causes considerable distraction with his antics. He often stays with the Indians, learning their language. From his Indian friends he learns that most of the Cayuse do not like Doctor and Mrs. Whitman.
• sager • whitman • mission • oregon • cayuse
Doctor and Mrs. Whitman decide to keep all of the Sager children. The infant Rosanna is returned to her family. The school at the mission is opened and Frank Sager causes considerable distraction with his antics. He often stays with the Indians, learning their language. From his Indian friends he learns that most of the Cayuse do not like Doctor and Mrs. Whitman.
• sager • whitman • mission • oregon • cayuse
The Palouse
In lieu of hearing me sing, why don't you come with me to visit the Palouse? You will see, live, wheat growing on an Eastern Washington farm. You can chat with the farmers. Wait, there's more!
• palouse • sing • crops • rolling hills • wheatina
In lieu of hearing me sing, why don't you come with me to visit the Palouse? You will see, live, wheat growing on an Eastern Washington farm. You can chat with the farmers. Wait, there's more!
• palouse • sing • crops • rolling hills • wheatina
America’s Westward Expansion
It began in the early 1840s, in a time when the east was filled with people and the west, with land. America's westward expansion was said to be our destiny. Was it?
• america's westward expansion • westward expansion • manifest destiny • oregon trail • oregon territory
It began in the early 1840s, in a time when the east was filled with people and the west, with land. America's westward expansion was said to be our destiny. Was it?
• america's westward expansion • westward expansion • manifest destiny • oregon trail • oregon territory
Cosmic Consciousness
An overview of Cosmic Consciousness and it's relevance to today's seeker of the mysteries.
• cosmic consciousness • richard bucke • spiritual evolution • walt whitman • awakening
An overview of Cosmic Consciousness and it's relevance to today's seeker of the mysteries.
• cosmic consciousness • richard bucke • spiritual evolution • walt whitman • awakening
Flora MacDonald Denison
Flora MacDonald Denison (1867-1921) was an original: suffragist, journalist, radical believer in free love and birth control, and fan of spiritualism and Walt Whitman.
• flora macdonald denison • bon echo • suffragist • journalist • free love
Flora MacDonald Denison (1867-1921) was an original: suffragist, journalist, radical believer in free love and birth control, and fan of spiritualism and Walt Whitman.
• flora macdonald denison • bon echo • suffragist • journalist • free love
Kenneth Fearing: Biography
Fearing's poetry and writing offer a unique use of language and a glimpse into the darker, quirkier side of 20th century American life.
• kenneth fearing • american poets • american poetry • walt whitman • the big clock
Fearing's poetry and writing offer a unique use of language and a glimpse into the darker, quirkier side of 20th century American life.
• kenneth fearing • american poets • american poetry • walt whitman • the big clock
Lyric Poetry
Lyric poetry is the most common form of poetry; it does not tell a story as the epic and narrative forms do; the lyric poem has grown into many forms since ancient times.
• lyric poetry • kinds of poetry • greek chorus • the lyre • song
Lyric poetry is the most common form of poetry; it does not tell a story as the epic and narrative forms do; the lyric poem has grown into many forms since ancient times.
• lyric poetry • kinds of poetry • greek chorus • the lyre • song
Pilot Reviews: Bionic Woman, Life
Two new shows ruined by leads lacking charisma who are upstaged by their supporting players.
• television pilots • pilots 2007 • nbc pilots • bionic woman • michelle ryan
Two new shows ruined by leads lacking charisma who are upstaged by their supporting players.
• television pilots • pilots 2007 • nbc pilots • bionic woman • michelle ryan
Psychology of Happiness
Happiness psychology includes flow, a certain need, & failure. Plus, here's a bonus few happiness quotes for an extra pick-me-up!
• psychology happiness • staying happy • happiness psychology • gratitude therapy • happiness quotes
Happiness psychology includes flow, a certain need, & failure. Plus, here's a bonus few happiness quotes for an extra pick-me-up!
• psychology happiness • staying happy • happiness psychology • gratitude therapy • happiness quotes
TV Series: Cimarron Strip
Stuart Whitman plays Marshal Jim Crown in CBS-TV's 90-minute Western drama, Cimarron Strip. Percy Herbert, Randy Boone and Jill Townsend co-star.
• cimarron strip • stuart whitman • percy herbert • randy boone • jill townsend
Stuart Whitman plays Marshal Jim Crown in CBS-TV's 90-minute Western drama, Cimarron Strip. Percy Herbert, Randy Boone and Jill Townsend co-star.
• cimarron strip • stuart whitman • percy herbert • randy boone • jill townsend
Valentine Collectibles
In addition to cards, collectible Valentine's Day trinkets include fans, party décor and candy boxes.
• valentine collectibles • valentine candy boxes • victorian fan cards • valentine candy containers • whitman sampler celebrity ads
In addition to cards, collectible Valentine's Day trinkets include fans, party décor and candy boxes.
• valentine collectibles • valentine candy boxes • victorian fan cards • valentine candy containers • whitman sampler celebrity ads
Yogananda’s ‘City Drum’
The speaker in Yogananda's "City Drum" dramatizes the glory of simply waking up in the morning to the sounds of a city as it begins an ordinary yet miraculous day.
• yogananda’s city drum • the miracle of a new day • its morn • i love to be roused • walt whitman
The speaker in Yogananda's "City Drum" dramatizes the glory of simply waking up in the morning to the sounds of a city as it begins an ordinary yet miraculous day.
• yogananda’s city drum • the miracle of a new day • its morn • i love to be roused • walt whitman
Abe Lincoln and Poetry
Lincoln's statesmanship steered America in a direction toward strength and peace. His life is certainly one to emulate. And the poets have not failed to notice. Plus the sixteenth president was also something of a poet.
• sixteenth president • united states • poetry • favorite poem • william knox
Lincoln's statesmanship steered America in a direction toward strength and peace. His life is certainly one to emulate. And the poets have not failed to notice. Plus the sixteenth president was also something of a poet.
• sixteenth president • united states • poetry • favorite poem • william knox
Classic Vs. Modern Poetry (Part One)
<big>WORKS CITED</big><br> <br> <i>The Complete Poems of Anne Sexton, With a foreword by Maxine Kumin</i>. Copyright © 1981 Maxine Kumin. Published by Houghton Mifflin, Boston, MA. <br> <br> "Countee Cullen." <i>The Academy of American Poets Online. </i> <http://www.poets.org/poets/poets.cfm?prmID=56 > [Accessed Sun. Dec. 10 12:50:53 US/Eastern 2000]. <br> <br> “Eliot, T.S. 1922. The Wasteland.” <i>Project Bartleby Online.</i> <http://www.bartleby.com/201/ > [Accessed Mon. Dec. 11 1:15:43 US/Eastern 2000].<br> <br><i> Great Short Works of Edgar Allen Poe, Edited with an introduction by G.R. Thompson</i>. Copyright © 1970 by G.R. Thompson. Published by Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, NY.<br> <br> “Gwendolyn Brooks.” <i>The Academy of American Poets Online. </i> <http://www.poets.org/poets/poets.cfm?prmID=166 > [Accessed Mon. Dec. 11 1:26:37 US/Eastern 2000].<br> <br><i> Leaves of Grass, by Walt Whitman, With an introduction by Justin Kaplan.</i> Introduction copyright © Justin Kaplan. Published by Bantam Books, New York, NY.<br> <br> “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.” Eliot, T.S. 1917. Prufrock and Other Observations.” <i>Project Bartleby Online.</i> <http://www.bartleby.com/198/1.html > [Accessed Mon. Dec. 11 1:22:20 US/Eastern 2000].<br> <br><i> New Enlarged Anthology of Robert Frost’s Poems, With an introduction and commentary by Louis Untermeyer</i>. Copyright © 1971 by Louis Untermeyer and Mary Silva Cosgrave. Published by Washington Square Press, New York, NY. <br> <br><i> Selected Poems & Letters of Emily Dickinson, Edited by Robert N. Linscott</i>. Copyright © 1959 by Robert N. Linscott. Published by Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc., New York, NY.<br> <br> “Selection of Poems by Modern American Women Poets.” Dr. Harvey Kassebaum’s American Literature Class Handout, Fall 1999. (For Sharon Olds’ “The One Girl at the Boys’ Party.")<br> <br><i> Selected Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Edited and with a foreword by William H. Gilman</i>. Copyright © 1965 by New American Library (a division of Penguin Books USA Inc., New York, NY). <br> <br> “Sylvia Plath.” <i>The Academy of American Poets Online.</i> <http://www.poets.org/poems/poems.cfm?prmID=1064 > [Accessed Sun. Dec. 10 12:53:14 US/Eastern 2000].<br>
• poetry • essays • modern • classic • plath
<big>WORKS CITED</big><br> <br> <i>The Complete Poems of Anne Sexton, With a foreword by Maxine Kumin</i>. Copyright © 1981 Maxine Kumin. Published by Houghton Mifflin, Boston, MA. <br> <br> "Countee Cullen." <i>The Academy of American Poets Online. </i> <http://www.poets.org/poets/poets.cfm?prmID=56 > [Accessed Sun. Dec. 10 12:50:53 US/Eastern 2000]. <br> <br> “Eliot, T.S. 1922. The Wasteland.” <i>Project Bartleby Online.</i> <http://www.bartleby.com/201/ > [Accessed Mon. Dec. 11 1:15:43 US/Eastern 2000].<br> <br><i> Great Short Works of Edgar Allen Poe, Edited with an introduction by G.R. Thompson</i>. Copyright © 1970 by G.R. Thompson. Published by Harper & Row, Publishers, New York, NY.<br> <br> “Gwendolyn Brooks.” <i>The Academy of American Poets Online. </i> <http://www.poets.org/poets/poets.cfm?prmID=166 > [Accessed Mon. Dec. 11 1:26:37 US/Eastern 2000].<br> <br><i> Leaves of Grass, by Walt Whitman, With an introduction by Justin Kaplan.</i> Introduction copyright © Justin Kaplan. Published by Bantam Books, New York, NY.<br> <br> “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.” Eliot, T.S. 1917. Prufrock and Other Observations.” <i>Project Bartleby Online.</i> <http://www.bartleby.com/198/1.html > [Accessed Mon. Dec. 11 1:22:20 US/Eastern 2000].<br> <br><i> New Enlarged Anthology of Robert Frost’s Poems, With an introduction and commentary by Louis Untermeyer</i>. Copyright © 1971 by Louis Untermeyer and Mary Silva Cosgrave. Published by Washington Square Press, New York, NY. <br> <br><i> Selected Poems & Letters of Emily Dickinson, Edited by Robert N. Linscott</i>. Copyright © 1959 by Robert N. Linscott. Published by Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc., New York, NY.<br> <br> “Selection of Poems by Modern American Women Poets.” Dr. Harvey Kassebaum’s American Literature Class Handout, Fall 1999. (For Sharon Olds’ “The One Girl at the Boys’ Party.")<br> <br><i> Selected Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Edited and with a foreword by William H. Gilman</i>. Copyright © 1965 by New American Library (a division of Penguin Books USA Inc., New York, NY). <br> <br> “Sylvia Plath.” <i>The Academy of American Poets Online.</i> <http://www.poets.org/poems/poems.cfm?prmID=1064 > [Accessed Sun. Dec. 10 12:53:14 US/Eastern 2000].<br>
• poetry • essays • modern • classic • plath
Falling into Form
Why are we seeing sonnets, sestinas, and other formal poetry more frequently?
• able muse • able • muse • poetry • sonnet
Why are we seeing sonnets, sestinas, and other formal poetry more frequently?
• able muse • able • muse • poetry • sonnet
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Art and garden lovers delight
• fenway court • gardens • isabella stewart gardner • rembrandt • degas
Art and garden lovers delight
• fenway court • gardens • isabella stewart gardner • rembrandt • degas
Jim Bridger and the Fur Trade (Part 2)
After 1840, the demand for beaver pelts was drastically reduced. That was because the silly fashion that had demanded it (top hats), had changed to silk. Now what was Jim Bridger to do with his time?
• fort laramie • fort bridger • sioux • snake river • marcus whitman
After 1840, the demand for beaver pelts was drastically reduced. That was because the silly fashion that had demanded it (top hats), had changed to silk. Now what was Jim Bridger to do with his time?
• fort laramie • fort bridger • sioux • snake river • marcus whitman
Musings of a Performance Poet - reading between the airlines
Following the odyssey of American/Australian performance poet, Billy Marshall Stoneking, during his extended sojourn in Europe and North America, this article explores his fascination with people, voice and place.
• billy marshall stoneking • americans abroad • confessional writing • travel writing • georg trakl
Following the odyssey of American/Australian performance poet, Billy Marshall Stoneking, during his extended sojourn in Europe and North America, this article explores his fascination with people, voice and place.
• billy marshall stoneking • americans abroad • confessional writing • travel writing • georg trakl
On Wonder
There are many pragmatic arguments in favor of space exploration, but among people who have flown in space, there is also one overriding feeling: wonder.
• space • god • exploration • mars • wonder
There are many pragmatic arguments in favor of space exploration, but among people who have flown in space, there is also one overriding feeling: wonder.
• space • god • exploration • mars • wonder
Perusing the mysticism of Uncle Walt
Reading, one of the simple joys of summer, has returned me to the mystical fount of knowledge from the heart of Walt Whitman.
• walt whitman • mystical • mysticism • andrew harvey • consciousness
Reading, one of the simple joys of summer, has returned me to the mystical fount of knowledge from the heart of Walt Whitman.
• walt whitman • mystical • mysticism • andrew harvey • consciousness
The poet as prophet, part I
Anyone who sees a flower or sunset can describe its beauty. The task of the nature poet is to relate what he or she perceives to broad human experience, and in language that can be understood universally.
• nature • poet • berry • dillard • whitman
Anyone who sees a flower or sunset can describe its beauty. The task of the nature poet is to relate what he or she perceives to broad human experience, and in language that can be understood universally.
• nature • poet • berry • dillard • whitman
The Return of Frank James
Big-budget sequel, forties style.
• henry fonda • gene tierney • fritz lang • george barnes • frank james
Big-budget sequel, forties style.
• henry fonda • gene tierney • fritz lang • george barnes • frank james
The Sagers Go West, part 11
Frank Sager continues his battle with the school teacher. Mrs. Whitman declares there will be no Christmas because it is a pagan holiday. By spring Frank has had enough and runs away. The son of a Walla Walla chief is killed by white men and the Indians declare they will kill Doctor Whitman and one of Hudson’s Bay chief factors.
• sager • whitman • walla walla • cayuse • spokanes
Frank Sager continues his battle with the school teacher. Mrs. Whitman declares there will be no Christmas because it is a pagan holiday. By spring Frank has had enough and runs away. The son of a Walla Walla chief is killed by white men and the Indians declare they will kill Doctor Whitman and one of Hudson’s Bay chief factors.
• sager • whitman • walla walla • cayuse • spokanes
The Sagers Go West, part 12
Dr. Whitman has his grist mill running until the Indian Chief Tomahas becomes angry because he can not have his grain milled first and stuffs the hopper with sticks. Elizabeth Sager goes fishing and an Indian boy takes her fish away from her. A half-breed, Tom Hill, makes the boy return the fish. Hill, an educated and English-speaking Indian begins to cause unrest among the Cayuse. Though the Indians seem peaceful, Tomahas is heard saying that the Indians want the whites to leave.
• sager • whitman • walla walla • mission • oregon
Dr. Whitman has his grist mill running until the Indian Chief Tomahas becomes angry because he can not have his grain milled first and stuffs the hopper with sticks. Elizabeth Sager goes fishing and an Indian boy takes her fish away from her. A half-breed, Tom Hill, makes the boy return the fish. Hill, an educated and English-speaking Indian begins to cause unrest among the Cayuse. Though the Indians seem peaceful, Tomahas is heard saying that the Indians want the whites to leave.
• sager • whitman • walla walla • mission • oregon
The Sagers Go West, part 14
In the fall of 1847 some five thousand people were expected to cross the plains. As the wagons begin to arrive at the mission it is discovered that many of them contain children who are sick with measles. Soon the illness is running ramped amongst the Indians who have no means to fight off the disease.
• sager • whitman • oregon • the dalles • umatilla
In the fall of 1847 some five thousand people were expected to cross the plains. As the wagons begin to arrive at the mission it is discovered that many of them contain children who are sick with measles. Soon the illness is running ramped amongst the Indians who have no means to fight off the disease.
• sager • whitman • oregon • the dalles • umatilla
The Sagers Go West, part 15
The measles continues to plague both whites and Indians. The whites are recovering but the Indians are dying at the rate of five or six a day, both children and adults. Nearly half of the tribe was now gone. The Indians begin plotting Dr. Whitmans’ death. Soon the attack begins.
• sager • whitman • bridger • meek • oregon
The measles continues to plague both whites and Indians. The whites are recovering but the Indians are dying at the rate of five or six a day, both children and adults. Nearly half of the tribe was now gone. The Indians begin plotting Dr. Whitmans’ death. Soon the attack begins.
• sager • whitman • bridger • meek • oregon
The Sagers Go West, part 16
The Whitman Mission is attack by Indians. The Whitmans are killed as well as the two Sager boys. Many white children and adults are held captive on the mission grounds for a month. Both Louise Sager and Helen Mar Meek die due to measles.
• sager • whitman • bridger • meek • tamsucky
The Whitman Mission is attack by Indians. The Whitmans are killed as well as the two Sager boys. Many white children and adults are held captive on the mission grounds for a month. Both Louise Sager and Helen Mar Meek die due to measles.
• sager • whitman • bridger • meek • tamsucky
The Sagers Go West, part 4
Just a few hours from Fort Laramie Catherine Sager jumps from the moving covered wagon and breaks her leg. Henry Sager and his two sons fall sick with camp fever. The two boys recover but Mr. Sager, after asking Captain Shaw to take his family one to the Whitman Mission in Oregon, dies and is buried beside Green River, leaving his family alone to find a way to make it to Oregon Country.
• sager • henry • naomi • catherine • shaw
Just a few hours from Fort Laramie Catherine Sager jumps from the moving covered wagon and breaks her leg. Henry Sager and his two sons fall sick with camp fever. The two boys recover but Mr. Sager, after asking Captain Shaw to take his family one to the Whitman Mission in Oregon, dies and is buried beside Green River, leaving his family alone to find a way to make it to Oregon Country.
• sager • henry • naomi • catherine • shaw
The Sagers Go West, part 5
Naomi Sager develops the same coughing illness that killed her husband. Food is running short until they reach Fort Bridger where fish are caught and smoked. Following the trail along the Snake River after leaving Fort Hall, Naomi becomes to weak to nurse her baby.
• naomi sager • fort bridger • fort hall • idaho • snake river
Naomi Sager develops the same coughing illness that killed her husband. Food is running short until they reach Fort Bridger where fish are caught and smoked. Following the trail along the Snake River after leaving Fort Hall, Naomi becomes to weak to nurse her baby.
• naomi sager • fort bridger • fort hall • idaho • snake river
The Sagers Go West, part 6
The Sager family continues westward but Mrs. Sager dies and is buried along the trail. The large wagon is reduced to a two-wheeled cart, leaving many precious items behind, in order to make it over the terrible Blue Mountains in Oregon Country.
• naomi sager • henry sager • doctor whitman • oregon country • blue mountains
The Sager family continues westward but Mrs. Sager dies and is buried along the trail. The large wagon is reduced to a two-wheeled cart, leaving many precious items behind, in order to make it over the terrible Blue Mountains in Oregon Country.
• naomi sager • henry sager • doctor whitman • oregon country • blue mountains
The Sagers Go West, part 8
Captain Shaw leads the wagon train over the treacherous Blue Mountains. After traveling another some three hundred miles they arrive at the Whitman Mission. Mrs. Whitman agrees to take the girls in but refuses the boys until Dr. Whitman declares that he wants them.
• sager • whitman • shaw • mission • oregon
Captain Shaw leads the wagon train over the treacherous Blue Mountains. After traveling another some three hundred miles they arrive at the Whitman Mission. Mrs. Whitman agrees to take the girls in but refuses the boys until Dr. Whitman declares that he wants them.
• sager • whitman • shaw • mission • oregon