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Map of the Gold Regions of CaliforniaThis is a map of the main gold regions in California during the gold rush. In the novel, Gertrude's dad speaks about the gold rush in a letter,…
Ludgate Hill, From Fleet StreetThe engraving illustrates the day-to-day lifestyle of people in the 18th century. The image is intended to be of Ludgate Hill, which is situated in…
The Decoration of HousesThis book is significant for The House of Mirth because it stresses how important architecture was in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In this…
Forest Hills CemeteryThe article is an opinion piece written to a newspaper by Dr. Putnam. It is his frustrations regarding the burial practice done by Christians in a…
White Plains, Greene County, Georgia. The Methodist churchThis image gives us an idea of what churches in Georgia were like during the time of The Color Purple. However, the image seems to include a white…
A Tale of Boston in Olden Time.This article is significant to The Lamplighter because they were both written around the same time. The article discusses Washington Street in Boston,…
Most Melancholy Occurrence [a look at death in boarding houses]In the novel, The House of Mirth, Lily Bart is forced to live in a boarding house because she has no money left. Lily is extremely depressed about…
CONGRESS HALL, SARATOGA SPRINGS, NEW YORK.This article is about the Piazza of Congress Hall, it is quite a popular attraction in the summertime, and is usually crowded with visitors The…
State Trials.This journal of state trials includes the proceedings for high treason and other crimes and misdemeanors from the years 1726 to 1743. In it, are…
THE NEGRO RENAISSANCE FROM AMERICA BACK TO AFRICA: A STUDY OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE AS A BLACK AND AFRICAN MOVEMENT (AFRICAN LITERATURE, PAN-AFRICANISM)“The Negro Renaissance (1920-1930) also known as the Harlem Renaissance was a notable historical phase and a cultural and political development of…