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The Chichester guide

This book goes through the entire history of Chichester. From the ancient civilizations to the 1800s, this bok reveals all the history of buildings…

The Case for and against Missionary Schools

This document presents evidence about if there should be missionary schools in Africa or not. This source is relevant to the novel because Nettie…

The Cabaret

So I had to find something for the jukejoint but in my mind, I compared the jukejoint to a cabaret. A less "classy" version of a cabaret though. I did…

The American Frugal Housewife: Dedicated to those who are not ashamed of economy

American Frugal Housewife, written by Lydia Maria Francis Child, is an all things domestic manual as well as an informational book of sorts. It shows…

The A B C of Wall Street

“The A B C of Wall Street” is a book written by S. A. Nelson to describe many different aspects of Wall Street and the stock market at the time of…

The "Jim Crow" Argument

According to The Color Purple, Nettie used the train in order to get to New York. While on the train, she realized for the first time of how a train…

Telegraph Around the Globe

This is a newspaper excerpt from 1850 discussing a successful telegraph between Dover and Calais, and expressing the hopeful possibilities of…

Suburban Scenery Around Boston

In the Lamplighter, Graham’s country house contained old-fashioned entrances on both sides with a sloped and shady lawn. From the novel, we know that…

Suburban homes on the "Old Colony." A directory for those who seek a suburban residence.

This directory is significant to the Lamplighter since it is about suburban homes on “Old Colony”, a place in Boston – the setting of this novel. This…

Steamboat and Railroad.

This article ties to the reading in The Lamplighter because the article talks about how much safer the steamboats were rather than the railroads. In…