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"The country had only 600 trained nurses at the start of the Civil War. All were Catholic nuns. This is one of the best-kept secrets in our nation's history," Father William Barnaby Faherty once wrote.When the Civil War broke out, the Union and the Confederacy were prepared to fight, but...

The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal runs along the north side of the Potomac River from Cumberland, Md., to Georgetown in the District of Columbia. It is a 184.5-mile-long engineering marvel that has 11 aqueducts, 74 lift locks, 160 culverts, 12 river feeder locks and guard locks, and one tunnel through...

My story consist of two young boys. The first boy is: 8-year-old Nathan, he is a boy that is full of excitement and joy and likes to have fun, a boy who loves his grandfather and is enthralled by the wonderful story his grandfather tells one Thanksgiving night. The second is Bobby, a character...

Waxey Gordon's beer empire extended throughout upstate New York, into Pennsylvania and to several New Jersey counties. It even reached as far as St. Louis and Chicago in the midwest. Gordon was raised in a tenement on Manhattan's East Side. He grew up thudding and became a pickpocket. He...

A secular account of the creation. For scientists and the superstitious alike.

Designed by German and Danish architects the Crystal Palace was perhaps the most admired American building of the 19th century. It was the only U.S. edifice to gain the respect of European designers. Built in 1852 and 1853 the Crystal Palace was dedicated by Franklin Pierce, the 14th U.S. President....

WARNING: Crude and offensive humorLook for Versus for WomenIt all comes down to Xena vs. Barbie. Who would you take home

A collection of lyrics and poetry inspired by our debut, this booklet is the companion to Hobbes feat. Kuderski's album: "Voices of Reasons". Our debut is a concept album by nature. When I wrote the lyrics, what I had in mind is that each song represents a person, with their personal point of...

Edna May Pettie was born in Syracuse and appeared in various youth productions before going to New York. It was while she was in New York City that she entered the office of Oscar Hammerstein and requested to be in his chorus. He accepted her in this role which eventually led to additional parts that...

Three separate stories leading up to the full release of "Wolf" 

Robert is a successful business owner in deep South Texas. He is well liked and respected in his community. However, Robert has an obsession that has haunted him since his death. He is in search of paranormal activity. His obsession has lead him to Crossroads Cemetery where he plans to investigate in hopes of finding answers to why he was allowed to return to the physical world.

Shocking Blue was joined by Tee Set and George Baker Selection as successful acts that producer Jerry Ross brought to the U.S. Ross, a lyricist traveled to Hamburg and Zurich in 1969. He discovered that tracks by the Dutch bands were available. Shocking Blue's Venus became a mega hit in the United...

How far would you go if your friends turned up missing? These two guys use their training and experience to do a little looking for them selves. When the authorities reach a dead end they take over and are shocked at what they find. This turns into a simple story of greed and a couple of buddies trying...

Money is security. Money is freedom. Money is power. What if you could have all of it with a lucky dime? A dime that allows you to win at every scratch off ticket. Now, imagine if someone or something claimed that it was Its dime and wanted it back. What would you do?