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Using Creativity to Add Drama to Photos
Hayward allowed his creativity and desire to create the most inspiring photo possible. His photos inspire the viewer to be creative with their own picture taking.
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Book Review on Photography Exposure
Although this book was written prior to digital photography it is still beneficial to the digital photographer as well as the traditional film photographer.
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Black and White Photography Book Review
The master photographer is Oscar Lozoya who started out as professional musician. The book is defined as techniques from a master photographer.
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SpendMore Time With Your Family Through Reading
Shireen Dobson wanted to find a way to spend quality time with her daughter, while on vacation with her family she thought about starting a mother/daughter book club.
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Snapshots: 20th Century Mother–Daughter Fiction
Janet Berliner puts together a fine anthology of short stories that deal with the mother and daughter relationship. One particular interesting story is Wicked Girl.
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Factory Disasters in the United States
United States government officials and labor unions worked together to make changes to improve working conditions after one hundred factory workers died during a fire.
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Molly Maguires in Nineteenth Century America
June 21, 1877 became known in PA history as the "day of the rope". It was the day that ten Irishmen were hanged after being convicted for murdering a coal mine manager.
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Historical Places to Visit in Pennsylvania
Founded as Mauch Chunk in 1815 and later named Jim Thorpe in 1954 is a Victorian town located in the lower Lehigh River Gorge in the Pocono Mountains in northeastern PA.
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Theorists Enrich Nursing Profession
Florence Nightingale believed a patient's environment improved their health, while Peplau's theory taught that the relationship between nurse and patient is important.
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Hear the Lonesome Whistle Blow Book Review
Dee Brown takes the reader back to the beginning of the railroad when the Iron Horse was in direct competition with the canals, such as the Erie Canal.
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Wonderous Times on the Frontier Book Review
This Historian writes from the perspective of the miner, cowboy, the farmer, saloon owner, prostitutes, and anyone else that spent time in the west during its expansion.
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Henry Clay: Statesman and Patriot Book Review
Regina Kelly took her expertise on American History and Henry Clay and wrote a book that explains to young adults the beginning of the change in American politics.
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The American West by Dee Brown
Brown focuses on three areas of the western movement: Native Americans, settlers, and ranchers. He begins his first chapter with a quote from a letter written in 1838.
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Westward Movement in the United States
The purpose of this book was to follow pioneers as they moved west across the United States of America. He begins the book with Anglo-American settlements to the 1890.
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The First Lady of the United States
She has been referred to as the "Democratic Queen". Just as Jackie Kennedy was copied in dress and appearance so was the young niece of President James Buchanan.
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Female Writer Becomes Family Financial Supporter
The book based on four sisters, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy, is reflective of Alcott's own life growing up. She idealized her father, Amos Bronson Alcott.
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First Oil Drill Located In Pennsylvania
Before foreign oil, the U.S. relied on domestic oil discovered in 1859 in western Pennsylvania. Through that discovery, Americans learned the many uses of oil.
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Drawing the Mason Dixon Line
When Pennsylvania and Maryland were given to Penn and Calvert there were no natural boundaries except the Delaware Bay to the east. This was a problem for the owners.
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Making Whiskey in Western Pennsylvania
The Revolutionary War brought the desired freedom the young states wanted, but it also brought great debt. Alexander Hamilton's idea on how to pay the debt caused mayhem.
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Writing the United States Constitution
The events that led up to the ratification of the United States Constitution were challenging for the founders. Prior to the writing of the Constitution colonial America
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America in 1750 Book Review
This book gives much detail about the various religious groups in colonial America. Its primary focus is on the social aspects of colonies.
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History of the United States Book Review
Douglas Brinkley points out that this is one of many books on the history of the United States and that his particular perspective is the political and economic history.
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Early African American Leaders
Over a hundred years ago, African Americans fought against White southern supremacy for equality and eventually won in the mid twentieth century.
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The American Railroad Network Book Review
George Taylor and Irene Neu write out of need to construct a more meaningful railroad map. Taylor focuses on the historical areas and Neu on the economic areas.
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Hiking Trails in Pennsylvania
Located in Somerset County, Mt. Davis, which is Pennsylvania's highest point, is rich in history and nature. Hikers are able to reach the summit without difficulty.
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Indians of Pennsylvania
Captain John Smith described the tribe as giants and gave them the Algonquin name Susquehannocks, which means "people who live by the muddy water".
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Memorial Day
Originally referred to as Decoration Day, the exact origin of Memorial Day is unclear. However, the purpose of the day is to remember the fallen who fought to protect us.
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Worst Air Pollution Disaster in United States
In 1948, smoke ran like water in the Monongahela Valley and caused residents to die while others fled their homes in order to protect their health.
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Colonial Day Kidnapping
The Jemison family lived in the Buchanan Valley in Adams County, Pennsylvania when Mary and a neighbor boy were taken to the Ohio Valley by the Shawnee Indian Tribe.
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Miners Lose Lives
The Susquehanna River proved to be a deadly force on a frigid winter day in January 1959 when twelve coal miners lost their lives while quarrying for coal.
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We Are Our Mother's Daughters Book Review
No matter what walk of life a woman comes from the one thing that remains certain is the bond she has with other women.
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The Barbary Plague
The author takes a look at the devastating disease, the Bubonic Plague, and how it brought death and destruction to Chinatown in the City by the Bay.
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Julia Spicher Kasdorf
Shedding her outward Mennonite appearances, young Julia ventures to New York City to begin a life of education at New York University.
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John Bratt's Trails of Yesterday
This autobiography tells the story of a real life cattle driver in western Nebraska, Wyoming, and the Dakota Territories during the latter part of the 1800s.
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No More Words by Reeve Lindbergh
Reeve Lindbergh tells a touching story of love and admiration between a mother and daughter, as well as, the story of letting go and savoring the memories left behind.
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Story Catcher of the Plains Book Review
Helen Winter Stauffer writes an in depth biography on the top ranked writer of Nebraska's history in fiction and nonfiction.
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Wilderness at Dawn Book Review
This book gives a different view on the settling of North America. Its main goal is to focus on the settlers of early America and the important role they played.
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Silences by Tillie Olsen
This book is interesting, informative, and very helpful, even if you have not experienced writer's block.
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Spanish-American Military Conflict
A visual explanation of sketches, photos, and maps describes the reason behind the war between the United States and Spain.
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Lost Daughters by Laurie Alberts
An emotional novel that depicts the painful reality of dysfunctional families and everlasting scars caused by the instability.
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Salem Witches
Puritan men feared losing control of their women. So, in 1692, they found a way to control them; causing hysteria throughout their village.
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Crusader Against Lynching
She was not afraid to stand up for what was right or to tell the world about injustices. Her revenge was her pen and she used it well.
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Labor Movement
Improvements in working conditions began to take shape as more and more workers joined unions. The concerns were long hours, child labor, and safety issues.
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American Indian Museum
The unique outward appearance of the museum gives the visitors the first hint that what they will experience inside will be totally different than other museums.
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Preserving Memory
It had to be done, but is The Mall in Washington, D.C. the proper place for a museum that is dedicated to victims and survivors of the Holocaust?
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Mother Jones
A woman passionate about the correcting the injustices against the poor and those who were treated unfairly by big business owners.
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Tulsa Race Riot
Greenwood was a clean middle class community where African Americans lived and were able to pursue their American dream, but all the changed in a twinkle of an eye.
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Theodore Roosevelt
When President William McKinley was assassinated he left behind an unfinished agenda. However, he had a maverick Vice President to take care of business.
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Splendid Little War
The war between Cuba and Spain received major notoriety when American newspapers made it front page news.
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Boisterious Sea
David Davis and Steven Mintz documents American history from the first landing of Europeans on its shores to the Civil War.
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Public Enemies
After the Kansas City, Missouri massacre in 1933, J. Edgar Hoover of the FBI realized that in order to save his job he had to end America's crime spree.
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American Colonies Book Review
Alan Taylor produces a fresh look at colonial America. He covers Native American tribes, European contact, slavery, wars, and the opening of the western frontier.
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Armenian Genocide
Armenian Americans have appealed to the U.S. government to acknowledge publicly the Armenian genocide, but the U.S. refuses out of fear of retaliation from the Turk.
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United States Destiny
Douglas Brinkley narrative covers the major events of United States history. This book is a good beginning for someone who wants to the basics of United States history.
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Colonial Wars
The French and Indian War was the colonial representation of the same forces and tensions that were taking place in the European Seven Years' War.
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Queen Anne's War
In Europe, after the death of King Charles II of Spain, Louis XIV puts Philip, his grandson, on the throne. This started a war in Europe and in the American colonies.
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French and Indian War
Unable to defeat Britain in Europe, King Louis XIV sends his men to America to defeat Briton. The goal is to acquire more land for France.
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First Native American Writer
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was inspired by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft's published writings describing the Ojibwa culture. The writings actually belonged to Jane Schoolcraft.
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Circle of Stones
A book review about a spiritual journey that opens doors of possibility, teaches self trust and develops inner strength. What was once suppressed is reborn and lives.
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Shaping of America
David Meinig has published a four-volume series on the development of America. Meinig is a professor of geography at Maxwell School at Syracuse University in New York.
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Assimilation of Native Americans
The model for the Carlisle Indian School was Ft. Marion in St. Augustine, Florida. Here Richard Pratt took the opportunity to try his assimilation experiment.
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Environmental Disaster
During World War I U.S. farmers planted an abundance of crops to feed the hungry in Europe during Turkish blockades. Twenty years later over plowing proved disastrous.
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Native American Civil War
President Lincoln not only had to deal with the Civil War, but he also had to deal with a band of Dakota Indians attacking white settlers in Minnesota in 1862.
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Environmental Crisis
Just like Love Canal, Centralia, PA became an environmental nightmare. The air around the town is filled with carbon monoxide and hydrogen sulfate.
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Carlisle Indian School
In Cumberland County, Pennsylvania is a school that changed the lives of many American Indians. Instead of learning the Indian culture the U.S. stripped the culture.
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Scotts Bluff - Oregon Trail, NB
California Gold Rush in 1849 summoned easterners across the Mississippi River and to travel over the most rugged terrain in the mid 19th century.
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Vermont
In his poetry, Robert Frost wrote about Vermont's nature and rugged terrain. Today hikers can experience the poetry by hiking the same trails once traveled by Frost.
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Martha's Vineyard
Martha's Vineyard is located seven miles off the southeast coast of Massachusetts and named for Bartholomew Gosnold's daughter and for the grapes that grow on the island.
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Peregrine Falcon
In Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the once endangered bird of prey builds a nest and prepares to lay eggs.
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French Asylum
Near the banks of the Susquehanna River in Bradford County, Pennsylvania stands a historical marking that states, "Marie Antoinette Scenic View, 2000 feet".
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Susquehanna River
The river dates back to the Paleozoic Era and is a geologist's dream. It acted as a transportation corridor, and has provided the backdrop for countless historic events.
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John Coble
When John Coble left Pennsylvania for the cattle business in the west he had no idea his life would take the path of murder and suicide.
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Sitting Bull and Catherine Weldon
Much is known about Sitting Bull, but little is known about the white woman, Catherine Weldon, who wanted to help him and the Lakotas keep their land from the U.S.
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